TKAM FINAL VOCAB

detachment

indifference; absence or prejudice or bias

tyrannical

having absolute authority

revelation

the act of revealing or disclosing

asylum

(n.) an institution for the care of people with physical or mental impairments

entailment

to limit the inheritance of property to a specified succession of heirs; the state of being entailed

contentious

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

disapprobation

strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds; condemnation

auspicious

favorable circumstances; fortunate

arbitrated

decided, determined as by a judge

edification

the instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually; enlightenment

malignant

evil; showing great ill will

desolate

dreary, dismal, sad

provocation

the act of deliberately angering someone

deportment

a manner of personal conduct; behavior

obstreperous

noisily and stubbornly defiant

wrathful

fiercely angry

umbrage

offense; resentment

interdict

to forbid, to prohibit authoritatively

palliation

to lessen the seriousness

propensities

an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

altercation

a loud quarrel

melancholy

sad, depressed; thoughtful

denunciation

public condemnation or disapproval of someone or something

formidable

arousing fear, admiration, wonder, or awe

prerogative

a special right or privilege

caste

a social separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank, profession, or wealth

futility

uselessness

morbid

psychologically unhealthy

elucidate

to make clear

unobtrusive

not readily noticeable, inconspicuous

acrimonious

stinging, bitter in temper or tone

benignly

showing gentleness and mildness; kindly

complacently

in a self-satisfied manner, unconcerned

articulate

expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

volition

a conscious choice or decision

collective

made by a number of people acting as a group

predicament

a situation that is difficult to get out of; a dilemma

perpetrate

to be responsible for; to commit

corroborative

supporting (evidence)

temerity

foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness

impassive

revealing no emotion; expressionless

credibility

believability

statute

a law enacted by legislature

vehement

characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion

sordid

morally degraded

apprehension

fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread

impertinence

disrespectfulness

brevity

the quality of being brief in duration; concise

demise

death; the end of existence

recluse

a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion or solitude

purloined

stole, often in violation of trust

ascertain

to discover with certainty

reeling

Thrown off balance and falling

instinctive

arising from a natural impulse; spontaneous and unthinking

turmoil

extreme upset

garishly

glazingly; dazzlingly

audible

to be heard

disengaged

pulled back; released from something binding

amiable

friendly

acquiescence

passive agreement

connotation

emotional attachment to word meanings

alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

allusion

reference to something or someone well-known

simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

symbolism

an object, person, place, etc. that has meaning beyond itself

coming-of-age story

writing that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood

imagery

words that appeal to the five senses

metaphor

a comparison that states one thing in terms of another; does not use "like" or "as"

idiom

a word or phrase not taken literally; its meaning is more than the sum of its individual words

euphemism

a mild expression substituting for one considered too harsh or blunt

hyperbole

exaggeration

parallelism

use of similar grammatical structures to indicate ideas of equal importance

comic relief

a humorous scene that provides a break from seriousnes

personification

giving human traits to something not human

tone/mood

the feeling created by an author's diction; reveals the author's attitude toward a subject