Vocab #4

 v.  delayed, to hold back, to make the progress slow or difficult

         Ex. I had a mask on, so my vision was hindered.

Hindered

 adj. agreeable, friendly, sociable

         Ex. He has an amiable personality, so everyone he is around enjoys his company.

Amiable

 v.  loathing, disgust, regard with extreme repugnance

         Ex. I was abhor by the spiders in my friend's old barn. 

Abhor

n. fear, anxiety, apprehension, nervous feeling

Ex. I was filled with trepidation as I walked through the haunted house. 

Trepidation

n. gush, violent or forceful flow

Ex. Torrential rain from the hurricane caused flooding throughout the whole city.

Torrent

adj. harmless, producing no injury, not likely to give offense

Ex. She played an innocuous prank on the girl with a giant fake bug, and the girl smiled.

Innocuous

adj. daring, recklessly bold, rash, adventurous

Ex. I want to be audacious and go skydiving for my birthday.

Audacious

 adj. superficial, lacking proper respect or seriousness

Ex. The class clown gave a flippant answer to the teacher to make the class laugh.

Flippant

adj. thoughtful, reflective, musingly or dreamily thoughtful

Ex. I was pensive when my friend dropped her books because she tripped on her shoe lace.

Pensive

v. close, finish, to bring to a closing or highest point

Ex. She had a long acting career that culminated in two Oscar nominations.

Culminate