Nervous Conditions Vocab QUIZ

Seraphically

described as being beautiful, pure, angelic

Mainini

aunt

Hosho

rattle for music, with drum

Cajole

to influence or urge by gentle urging; caressing, flattering

Archetypal

of an original pattern on which other things are modeled

Cumbersome

difficult to handle or use, especially because of size or weight

Chortled

a soft partly suppressed laugh

Insolent

marked by causal disrespect

Malleable

capable of being shaped or bent

Lucrative

producing a sizeable profit

Hindrance

any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Avaricious

immoderately desirous of acquiring something

Sagacious

acutely insightful and wise

Modicum

a small/ moderate/ token amount

Tenacity

persistent determination

Inundated

flooded, covered with water

Affably

diffusing warmth & friendliness

Capered

a playful leap or hop

Brandishing

a move or swing back & forth

Ponderous

having a great mass+weight and unwieldiness

Ululated

emmited long and loud cries

Retinue

the group following and attending to some important person

Sublime

of high moral or intellectual value

Incipient

in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop or of a person developing into a certain role

Fractious

irritable, quarrelsome, difficult to control

Homage

respectful deference

Cloistered

hallway of a monastery, seclude or shut up in or as if in a convent or monastery.

Genteel

marked by refinement in taste and manners, polite

Sustenance

the act of providing a means of sustenance or survival

Morose

showing a brooding ill humor, ill-tempered

Descant

an additional music part above the melody

Meticulous

marked by precise accordance with details

Enervating

weaken physically, mentally, morally, causing one to feel drained

Paragon

person/ thing regarded as perfect example

Extol

praise, glorify, honor

Solicitous

characterized by showing interest/ concern

Insidiously

working or spreading joy in a hidden and usually injurious way; gradual, subtle way but with harmful effects

Placid

calm & free from disturbance

Vestigial

Not fully developed in mature animals; forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable.

Dara

table/ countertop in kitchen where food can be prepared; family council