"Zeitoun" Vocab 1-50 Flashcards
- Litany
a long list
- Feigned
fake, pretend
- Discerning
Having good judgment or insight
- Ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
- Benign
Gentle, kind, and harmless in nature
- Misconstrued
Interpreted wrongly; misunderstood
- Respite
A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
- Precocious
Having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual
- Anecdote
A short, amusing, or interesting story about a real incident or person
- Symbiosis
A mutually beneficial relationship between two different organisms
- Unparalleled
Having no equal; unmatched
- Bemused
Confused or puzzled
- Condescended
Displayed a superior attitude; patronized
- Exasperated
Irritated or intensely annoyed
- Assent
Agreement or approval
- Immaculately
In a way that is perfectly clean, neat, or tidy
- Myriad
A very large number; countless
- Resolve (the other meaning… not to settle or solve)
Firm determination
- Gambit
A strategic move, often in the context of a game or conversation
- Levee
An embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river
- Embolden
To give courage or confidence to
- Putrid
Decayed and foul-smelling; rotten
- Irreparably
In a way that cannot be repaired or fixed
- Proselytize
To convert or attempt to convert someone to a belief or opinion
- Ebullient
Cheerful and full of energy
- Revelatory
Making something known or revealed
- Conduit
A channel or means through which something is conveyed or transmitted
- Intrinsic
Belonging naturally; inherent
- Evangelical
of or according to the teaching of the gospel or the Christian religion.
- Monotheistic
Believing in the existence of only one God
- Succumbing
Yielding to a superior force or overwhelming pressure
- Ethereally
In a delicate, otherworldly, or heavenly manner
- Scarce
Insufficient; not abundant
- Vague
Uncertain, indefinite, or unclear
- Relic
An object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest
- Placid
Calm and peaceful
- Incredulous
Unwilling or unable to believe something
- Incumbent
Necessary as a duty or responsibility; existing
- Defiance
Open resistance; bold disobedience
- Grandiose
Impressive in appearance or style, often beyond reality
- Asylum
Protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee
- Vanity
Excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements
- Nepotism
Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in matters of employment or promotion
- Semblance
an outward form or appearance that is actually misleading or innacurate
- Acrid
Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell
- Idyllic
Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque
- Euthanizing
The act of causing a gentle and easy death to alleviate suffering
- Irrevocably
In a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered
- Despondent
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
- Lamenting
Expressing grief or sorrow
