E9H S2, Unit 1 Vocab

lithe

having a body that moves easily and gracefully

lithely

in a way that moves easily and gracefully

archaic

old and no longer used; old fashioned and needing to be replaced; from ancient times

dulcet

(especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically)

pedant

someone who pays too much attention to rules or to small unimportant details, especially someone who criticizes other people in an extremely annoying way

pedantic

in a way that is paying too much attention to rules or unimportant details

pedantry

the belief or act that focuses too much attention to rules or unimportant details

banal

ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas

banality

the characteristics that are not interesting or too ordinary, typically due to a lack of new or different ideas

languor

pleasant mental or physical tiredness or lack of activity; weakness or weariness of body or mind

languorous

in a way that is pleasant mental or physical tiredness

languorously

describing actions as having languor

arcane

secret or mysterious; only known to a small group of people

magnanimous

kind and generous, especially to someone that you have defeated

magnanimously

done in a way that is kind and generous, especially towards someone you have defeated

magnanimity

the characteristic of being kind and generous, especially towards someone you have defeated

benign

\[in medical circumstances] not harmful or causing death

benign

\[in nonmedical circumstances] kind and gentle

imperious

giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud; arrogant and domineering; tyrannical

imperiousness

the characteristics of giving orders and expecting them to be obeyed; arrogance or dominance; tyrannical

imperiously

done in a way that is giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud; arrogant and domineering; tyrannical

paradox

a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different; a statement that seems impossible because it contains two opposing ideas that are both true

paradoxical

something that is contradictory while being true also

paradoxically

done in a way that is contradictory

brood

to keep thinking about something that you are worried or upset about; anxiously or gloomily ponder

brooding

showing deep gloominess or anxiety while in thought

premise

a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas

radical

relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; extreme or far-reaching

radical

a person who speaks with the fundamental or extreme position on something

radically

done in a way that is extreme or far-reaching

provoke

to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one; to make someone angry, especially deliberately

provocation

the event that causes someone to being angry

affluent

having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things etc

affluence

the state of having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things, etc.

plausible

reasonable and likely to be true or successful

implausible

not reasonable or like to be true/successful

plausibility

the state of being reasonable and likely to be true or successful

plausibly

the act of being reasonable and likely to be true or successful

contingency

an event (such as an emergency) that may but is not certain to occur; something that might happen as a result of something else

contingency

something intended to be used if a possible situation does arise

contingent

depending on something that may happen in the future

coalition

a union of two or more political parties that allows them to form a government or fight an election together; group of people who join together to achieve a particular purpose, usually a political one

concerted

jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated

concertedly

done in a way that is jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated;