NCW vocab

lloyd honors eng 9

sojourn

sojourn

(n) temporary stay

Métier

(n) a trade, profession, or occupation

Surcease

(n) stopping something; cessation

Peregrinations

(n) a journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Sibilant

(adj) making or characterized by a hissing sound

Predilections

(n) a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

Fodder

(n) food, especially dried hay or feed, for cattle and other livestock.

Levity

(n) humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.

Juncture

(n)  a place where things join; a particular point in events or time

Desiderata

(n) things that are needed or wanted

Rampant

(adj) flourishing or spreading unchecked.

Erudite

(adj) having or showing great knowledge or learning.

Inauspicious

(adj) not conducive to success; unpromising.

Jettison

(v) throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship.

Skittering

(v) move lightly and quickly or hurriedly.

Credulity

(n) a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true.

Fortuitous

(adj) happening by accident or luck / chance rather than design.

Subsequent

(adj) coming after something in time; following.

Taciturn

(adj) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Approximations

(n) a value or quantity that is nearly but not exactly correct.

Impasse

(n) a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.

Perfunctory

(adj) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.

Niche

(n) a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.

Eskers

(n) a long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.

Aura

(n) the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place.

Superfluous

(adj) unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Vouchsafed

(v) give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.

Baleful

(adj) threatening harm; menacing.