Vocabulary for A Separate Peace

A collection of vocabulary flashcards to help review key terms and their definitions from the novel 'A Separate Peace'.

Dictate

an order or principle that must be obeyed.

Infiltrate

enter or gain access surreptitiously and gradually, especially in order to acquire secret information.

Insidious

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Formidable

inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.

Prevailing

existing at a particular time; current.

Resonance

the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.

Slackening

make or become loose; slowing or weakening.

Mediocre

of only moderate quality; not very good.

Contemplate

look thoughtfully for a long time at.

Grudgingly

in a reluctant or resentful manner.

Enmity

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

Redouble

make or become much greater, more intense, or more numerous.

Latent

existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.

Resignation

the acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.

Curtly

in a rudely brief or abrupt manner.

Jounce

jolt or bounce.

Denounce

publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Amiably

in a friendly and pleasant manner.

Transfixed

cause to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Diminished

made smaller or less.