5th SW Vocab

idiomatic

adj. using, containing, or denoting expressions that are natural to a native speaker - conversational

incucate(d)

v. to instill by persistent instruction

incredulous

adj. disbelieving; skeptical

metanoia

n. corrects or qualifies a statement. ex. you are the smartest kid in the class, nay, in the school

reverent

adj. feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

invective

n. a long, emotionally violent attack using strong, abusive language

metonymy

n. the substitution of the name for that of the thing meant. ex. the white house will be announcing the decision today

objective

adj. not influenced by personal feelings or opinions

ominous

adj. threatening; foreboding; sinister

orthodox

adj. conservative; traditional

abscond

v. to escape; flee

acquiesce

v. to agree finally; to go along with something

despondency

n. a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage

disillusion

n. disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be

validate

v. prove the validity or accuracy of something

aesthetic

adj. concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

amiability

n. a friendly and pleasant manner

aphorism

n. statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle

subjective

adj. based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

synedoche

n. the part is made to represent the whole & vice versa

antithesis

n. a figure of speech in which an opposition of ideas is expressed by words that are contrasting

crass

adj. lacking refinement, sensitivity, or intelligence

effusive

adj. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm

participle

n. a word formed from a verb and used as an adjective

precipitour

adj. dangerously high or steep

alacrity

n. brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness

arbitrary

adj. based on random choice or personal whim

callous

adj. showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

convolute

v. make an argument or story complex and difficult to follow

exigence

n. a situation or issue that causes someone to write or speak in a public setting