vocab english I

jaunts

short excursions or trips for enjoyment; leisurely outings.

apathy

a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

tantalizing

tempting; tormenting or teasing by keeping something in sight but out of reach

inverse

inverted; reversed; opposite; (n.) the opposite

repast

a meal or food served at a particular time.

cascade

a small, steep waterfall; something that falls in a manner similar to that of a waterfall; (v.) to fall or drop with a rushing movement

ravenous

extremely hungry; predatory; greedy

pungent

sharply affecting the sense of taste or smell; sharp; keen; biting

induction

an act of enrolling or bringing someone into a group, or of formally placing in office; the process of arriving at a generalization from facts or examples

sage

adj. very wise, perceptive; having wisdom gained from experience; n. an herb used to season food; a very wise person

buoyant

(adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

incandescent

glowing with intense heat; very bright; shining; brilliant; describing a light bulb that produces light with a filament in a vacuum

benign

not harmful; gentle; good-natured

murky

(adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision

incessant

unceasing; never stopping

invigorating

giving vigor to; enlivening; filling with energy

opaque

not letting light through; not transparent; hard to understand

oppressive

tyrannical; hard to take; mentally or physically distressing

animated

filled with life; lively; seeming alive; lifelike

congruent

in agreement; harmonious; corresponding

passive

acted upon rather than acting; yielding without resistance; submissive

abrasive

a substance used for grinding; an irritant; (adj.) causing irritation

reconcile

to bring together; to bring into harmony; to make friends again

denote

to be a sign of; to indicate; to signify; to mean explicitly

somber

gloomy and sad; solemn and serious

hindrance

an action, person, or thing that impedes; impediment; obstacle

turbulent

violently agitated; disorderly; stormy

irreducible

not capable of being made smaller or simpler

ultimate

last or final; basic; maximum; (n.) the final point; maximum level

necessitated

to make something unavoidable

figurative

not literally true; using figures of speech

intensive

marked by special effort; dedicated; single-minded; highly concentrated

metaphors

a figure of speech that contains an implied comparison

adage

an old saying; a proverb

potency

power; strength; force

authenticity

genuine; reliable; true to its type

simile

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as

cadence

a rhythmic flow or pattern (as in poetry); the time or beat of the movement in dancing or marching

allusion

an indirect reference; a passing mention

fallacies

a misleading or false idea; mistaken reasoning