TFA Vocab

improvident (adj)

not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless.

haggard (adj)

looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering.

discern (v)

perceive or recognize (something).

imperious (adj)

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

capricious (adj)

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

incipient (adj)

in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.

valediction (n)

the action of saying farewell.

deft (adj)

neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.

disquieting (adj)

inducing feelings of anxiety or worry.

poignant (adj)

evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

haggle (v)

dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.

specious (adj)

superficially plausible, but actually wrong

approbation (n)

approval or praise

esoteric (adj)

intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest.

tremulous (adj)

shaking or quivering slightly.

transfix (v)

cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

derisive (adj)

expressing contempt or ridicule.

callow (adj)

(of a young person) inexperienced and immature.

impudent (adj)

not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

caste (n)

each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.

ostracize (v)

exclude (someone) from a society or group.

discordant (adj)

disagreeing or incongruous.

wan (adj)

(of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion.

sonorous (adj)

(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full.

superfluous (adj)

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.