Final Vocab

turbid

cloudy, muddy

inconspicuous

hard to notice

vehement

very strong feeling

wrathful

very angry

obscure

unclear or hard to understand

obfuscate

make confusing

umbrage

offense, feeling insulted

interdict

forbid, ban

palliate

make less severe

tirade

angry rant

harangue

long angry speech

reconnoiter

scout or check out

undulate

move like waves

fret

worry or being anxious

repine

complain or feel unhappy

frivolous

not serious

levity

lack of seriousness

contemptuously

with disrespect

haughty

overly proud

qualms

uneasy feeling

subdued

quiet, not strong

deity

a supernatuaral being; god

melancholy

deep sadness

austere

strict, plain

formidable

scary or impressive

redoubtable

very strong or respected

obliquely

doing something indirectly

curtness

rude shortness

taut

something pulled tight

reverent

respectful

infallible

cannot be wrong

placid

calm or peaceful

halcyon

a time of peace or happiness

ominous

warning of bad things

portentous

signaling something big

venerable

respected (often old)

succinct

short and clear

discreet

careful, not noticeable

acquiescence

agreement without protest

countenance

face or expression

visage

a persons face or expression

import

bringing goods to another country

importunate

annoyingly persistent

importune

beg repeatedly

elucidate

explain clearly

pellucid

very clear

obtrusive

too noticeable

terse

very short

deigned

did something reluctantly

benignly

doing something in a kind way

turbulent

chaotic, rough

corroborate

confirm with evidence

mollified

calmed down

primly

overly proper

candid

being honest

iota

tiny amount

temerity

reckless boldness

pauper

very poor person

impecunious

having no money

integrity

having good principles

probity

strong honesty

remorse

feeling guilty

compunction

feeling of guilt

feral

wild, not tame

truculence

aggressive anger

diction

word choice

lexicon

vocabulary

credibility

being trustable

adamant

refusing to change

stolidly

being unemotional

sordid

dirty or immoral

squalid

filthy and poor

squalor

state of filth