Short Story A - Vocabulary List 1

Short Story A - Vocabulary List

Keen

(adj.) (A) intellectually alert: having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind (B) extremely sensitive in perception

Laden

(adj). heavily loaded or weighed down

Benign

(adj.) (A) of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life; especially not become cancerous (B) having no significant effect: harmless

Intolerable

(adj). unable to be endured: unbearable

Attuned

(adj). aware of, attentive, or responsive to something.

Fallow

(adj.) usually cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season

Mollify

(v.) to soothe in temper or disposition

Benevolent

(adj.) marked by or disposed to doing good

Vet

(v.) (A) to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance (B) to subject to usually expert appraisal or correction

Perpetual

(adj.) (A) continuing forever: everlasting (B) occurirng continually