Vocab. Words (Term 1) Flashcards
first twenty words
Infallible
Unable to make mistakes
Fallible
Able to make mistakes
Indisputably
Unable to be denied/definitely/absolutedly
Connotation
The feeling/idea invoked in the reader by a word
Allusion
An oblique reference to something else (usually cultural)
Oblique
Unclear
Subliminal
Under the surface of our minds
Ubiquitous
present everywhere
trepidatious
apprehensive/nervous
“If you’re feeling trepidatious, try a breathing exercise.”
hypochondriac
someone who always feels as if they are ill with exaggerated symptoms
exacerbated
increased existing issues
hebetude
lethargy
“After exams, I slumped on the couch in a state of lethargy.”
lethargy
tiredness, laziness, dullness
ignominious
deserving of shame
“Hitler refused ignominious defeat.”
egregious
really bad
perusing
looking casually through
“I perused through today’s ‘Daily Mirror’.”
riotous
like a riot
existential
to do with the meaning of life/EXISTANCE
Angst
deep rooted fear/anxiety
“The foreboding music launched the audience into a sense of angst.”
Ether
Atmosphere/air/environment
“Nasty gases disperse into the ether.”
