ELA NOTES

Disclosure

The act of making something evident.

Poignant

Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings.

Unprecedented

Not known, experienced, or done before.

Reedy

Tall and thin, or a sound that's high-pitched.

Tentatively

Uncertainty.

Abominable

As bad as it gets.

Threshold

The starting point for a new state or experience.

Impending

Close in time; about to occur.

Solace

Comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable.

Conspicuous

Obvious to the eye or mind.

Ailment

An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining.

Encroach

Advance beyond the usual limit.

Succession

To describe things that follow one another, as well as the order in which they do so.

Ruse

A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).

Commiserate

Feel or express sympathy or compassion.

Phantasm

Something existing in perception only.

Rhetorical

You don't necessarily expect an answer, but you do want an occasion to talk about something.

Bluster

Blow hard, as of wind - talk loud, aggressive.

Sterile

Incapable of reproducing.

Folly

The trait of acting stupidly or rashly.

Palliative

Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.

Indomitable

Can't be beat.

Irrevocably

There is no going back.

Addled

Confused and vague; used especially of thinking.

Machismo

Exaggerated masculinity.