HELA10 Semester 2 WOW1-5

HELA10 Semester 2 WOW1-5

Copious

1. Large in number or quantity (Adj)

Apathetic

1. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; having a lack of interest or concern (Adj)

Forlorn

1. Sad or lonely because of being deserted, abandoned, or lost; almost hopeless (Adj)

Affinity

1. A natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship (N)

Vacuous

1. Devoid of matter; empty (Adj)

2. Lacking intelligence; stupid (Adj)

Quaint

1. Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way (Adj)

2. Unfamiliar or unusual in character, strange (Adj)

Plentitude

1. A full supply (N)

Vacillate

1. To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another (V)

Tacit

1. Not spoken; implied rather than expressed (Adj)

Amiable

1. Friendly and agreeable in disposition; good-natured and likable (Adj)

2. Cordial; sociable; congenial (Adj)

Bombastic

1. Ostentatiously lofty in style (Adj)

2. Pompous, overblown (Adj)

Clandestine

1. Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose (Adj)

2. Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods (Adj)

Alleviate

1. To make (pain, for example) more bearable (V)

Dubious

1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt (Adj)

2. Of questionable character (Adj)

Lucid

1. Easily understood; clear (Adj)

2. Mentally sound, sane or rational (Adj)

Admonish

1. To indicate duties or obligations (V)

2. To express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, sincere, or solicitous manner (v)

Innocuous

1. Having no adverse effect; harmless (Adj)

2. Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion (Adj)

Desolate

1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted (Adj)

2. Rendered unfit for habitation or use (Adj)

Noisome

1. Offensive to the smell or other senses (Adj)

2. Harmful or dangerous to one’s health (Adj)

Trepidation

1. A state of terror, alarm, anxiety, and fear (N)

2. A state of involuntary trembling or quivering (N)

Obtuse

1. Lacking intelligence, mental quickness, or sensitivity (Adj)

2. Not sharp; blunt (Adj)

Emaciated

1. To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation (V)

2. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold (V)

Pejorative

1. Tending to make or become worse (Adj)

2. Disparaging; belittling (Adj)

Rapport

1. Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity (N)

2. Relation of mutual understanding and agreement between people (N)