Lang/Lit Vocab #8

Quiz: Thursday!

Descent (N)

The act of moving downward, a downward slope, or pass down through inheritance time

Ambidextrous (ADJ)

Able to use both hands equally well

Hostility (N)

An occasion when someone is friendly or show that they do not like something

Smother (V)

To suffocate someone by covering their face, or to kill/extinguish by depriving of air

Grope (V)

To feel about w/ the hand; feel one’s way

Iota (N)

A very small quantity; jot; whit

Circumstantial (ADJ)

Describes something dependent on, relating to, or inferred from specific circumstances rather than direct proof. It often refers to evidence that implies a fact but does not directly prove it

Expunge (V)

To strike or blot out; erase; obliterate; destroy

Temerity (N)

Reckless boldness; rashness; foolish

Tacit (ADJ)

Understood without being openly expressed; implied

Impassive (ADJ)

Without emotion; apathetic; unmoved

Heathen (N)

(In historical contexts) a member or a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible

Demise (N)

Death or decease

Termination of existence of operation (eg. An abandon store)

Gait (N)

A manner of walking stepping or running

Flounder (V)

To stumble, struggle w. stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on through, etc)

Scuffle (N)

A rough, confused struggle or fight

Reprimand (N)

A severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authorityA

Astound (V)

To overwhelm w. amazement; astonish greatly, shock w. wonder or suprise

Elude (V)

TO avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc. Evade

Snug (ADJ)

Warmly comfortable or cozy, as a place, accommodations