Honors Freshman English VOCAB 1-3

Potent

having great power, influence, or effect

Inquisitive

curious or inquiring

premonition

a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

dogged

having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

nonentity

a person or thing with no special or interesting qualities; an unimportant person or thing

stout

(of a person) somewhat fat or of heavy build

languid

physical excursion or effort; slow and relaxed

melodramatic

relating to melodrama

rapt

completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing

aloof

removed or distant either physically or emotionally

docile

ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

patronizing

apparently kind of helpful but betraying a feeling

delirium

a condition of extreme excitement or happiness

sullen

bad tempered and gloomy

microcosm

a miniaturized version of something

volatile

tending to erupt in violence; easily aroused

adversary

ones opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

Atrocity

a horrific action

delve

to search thoroughly and carefully for information

harp

to constantly focus on one thing or issue

normalize

to adhere to the common or regular ways

Perpetrator

one who performs a crime or offense

Pathologies

mental, social, or linguistic abnormality or malfunction

manifestation

the process of making something evident or obvious

angst

a a mood associated with intense worry or unhappiness

Marginalize

treat as significant or peripheral

wrench

to pull/twist something away violently

precarious

unstable, dangerous, difficult

idle

not in use; inactive

iridescent

displaying a wide variety of colors like a rainbow

blight

plat disease; have severely detrimental effect on

skiff

a boat small enough for sailing and rowing by one person

careen

to move swiftly in an uncontrollable manner from one side to another side

infallible

not capable of being wrong or failing

reiterate

to do or say something many times; repeatedly

deafening

used to describe a sound so loud, that it drowns out all other sound

mournful

filled with grief or sadness

vortex

a movement or force, usually circular in shape, that pulls things into its stream or current

heresy

deviation from a widely held belief or practice (religion)

imminent

likely to occur at any moment