Fab Vocab 51-75

Crux

an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome

Multifarious

having great diversity or variety.

Pugnacious

combative; quarrelsome

Reverie

dream, musing, state of being lost in thought

Rebarbative

tending to irritate; repellent

Malign

to speak evil of; to defame; to slander

Writhe

to make twisting or turning movements; contort the body, as in agony; squirm

Desuetude

state of disuse, uselessness

Euphonious

pleasing or sweet in sound; smooth sounding

Trepidation

trembling agitation or fear

Benevolent

characterized by or expressing good will or kindly feelings; desiring to help others; charitable

Trenchant

cutting; incisive; having a sharp point

Austere

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding; grave; sober; solemn; serious

Truculent

displaying fierceness; savage; cruel; defiant

Indignation

anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong

Melancholy

a tendency to gloominess or depression; a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness

Catharsis

the purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art

Turbid

cloudy; disturbed; muddy

Desolation

an act or instance of destroying land, population, or community

Formidable

causing fear, apprehension, or dread

Subjugate

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master; to make submissive or subservient; enslave

Clandestine

characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

Solace

comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort

Deprive

to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons)

Transcend

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed