Vocab The Miracle Worker Flashcards
Belfry
Noun
A bell tower
The belfry was quite large and could be heard from the next town.
Confound
Verb
To confuse or bewilder; to prove ( someone or something ) wrong
I became confounded by the plethora of unnecessary details.
Morose
Adjective
Marked by a gloomy and a sullen disposition
After learning about Tom Robinson’s untimely demise, I became quite morose.
- bleak- bad outlook on something
Benign
Adjective
Medically harmless, favorable results; showing kindness and gentleness
Although the test results were benign, we were not “ out of the dark” just yet.
- innocuous
Malignant
Adjective
Medically dangerous; very serious and dangerous: tending or likely to grow and spread in a rapid and uncontrolled way that can cause death; evil or malicious intentions
The peaked woman’s facial expression became quite morose when she learned that her tests results were malignant.
- virulent
Impudent
Adjective
To thoroughly disobey; marked by contemptuous boldness and disregard for others
It’s quite difficult for one to not become indignant over the impudent employees who don’t care about others.
Conciliate
Verb
To appease or pacify someone; to bring into agreement
It is essential to accentuate to new parents that it’s usually not a good idea to conciliate a crying baby.
Inarticulate
Adjective
Unable to communicate effectively through words
Helen was quite inarticulate in her ability to communicate through spoken language, however, found other shrewd ways to interact with humans.
Resolute
Adjective
Determined and showing dogged perseverance
The boss was quite resolute in his decision to terminate both employees who were caught for providing the safety inspector with graft.
Interminable
Adjective
Endless, tiresome
The play performed by the kindergarten class was so poorly acted and melodramatic that it seemed interminable.
Earnest
Adjective
An intensely honest and serious state of mind
Lauren always approaches formidable tasks with an earnest sense of seriousness.
Indolent/ indolence
Adjective/ noun
Extremely lazy, slothful
A hypocritical and sanctimonious person may go o harangues about not being lazy, when in fact, they can display indolence.
Folly
Noun
A foolish or frivolous act; a mistake
Danielle became quite introspective over her folly and ironically flourish through her learning experience.
Vivacious
Adjective
Lively in temper ament or spirit
The vivacious and hopeless idealist rarely ever let pessimism hinder her high spirits.
Admonish/chastise
Verb
To instruct with authority, to reprimand and or scold
The little puppy began to cower in fear when his master admonished him for having another accident in the house.
Obstinate
Adjective
Stubborn; wayward
Stop being so obstinate about not wanting to go to your grandparents’ house
Throng
Noun
A closely crowded group of people
The trying of people sauntering their way down the street thwarted is from making it on time for the movie.
Regale
Verb
To cause the time to pass pleasantly for someone; to share something (story)
Your profound grandfather simply wants to regale the family with stories of when he was in the war.
Temperance
Noun
Showing self control and moderation in thought, action, or feeling
Instead of showing temperance about over indulging in the “ all you can eat” buffet, Tony didn’t equivocate and stated with a plethora of charisma that he’d eat until a button or two popped off his shirt!
Equivocate
Verb
To avoid providing a definite answer, to use misleading language; to “ beat around the bush”
Instead of showing temperance about over indulging in the “ all you can eat” buffet, Tony didn’t equivocate and stated with a plethora of charisma that he’d eat until a button or two popped off his shirt!
Charisma/ charismatic
Noun / adjective
Leadership ability; charm, appeal
Instead of showing temperance about over indulging in the “ all you can eat” buffet, Tony didn’t equivocate and stated with a plethora of charisma that he’d eat until a button or two popped off his shirt!
Empathy/ empathize
Noun/ verb
Being able to identify/ truly understand the thoughts or feelings of another because you have been through a similar experience
Sandy felt sympathy but not empathy for her friend who was unable to avert running over the squirrel.
Wane
Verb
To decline or decrease gradually
The price of gas will hopefully wane in the future.
Waver
Verb
To be uncertain or falter when making a decision
Sally can never make a decisive choice and often wavers over her options.
Avert
Verb
To prevent something from happening
Sandy felt sympathy but not empathy for her friend who was unable to avert running over the squirrel.
Trifle
Noun
An item of little importance
When you lose something in a small space, you must grope to find it, even if the item is considered to be trifle.
Grope
Verb
To search for blindly or in an uncertain way
When you lose something in a small space, you must grope to find it, even if the item is considered to be trifle
Forsake
Verb
To leave or abandon
It is important to never forsake a friend, even if you are quarreling between each other.
Rote
Noun
Repetition from memory( often without attention to meaning)
Angela knew all her definitions from rote and was not able to use them in context, this can be seen as an exercise in futility.
Haggard
Adjective
Having a worn or weak appearance
After the ghastly fire in the home, the family looked quite haggard.
