english 10h unit 6 vocab

acrid

(adj) bitter

archaic

(adj) very old

asylum

(noun) institution for people with mental illness.

canny

(adj) having good judgement

emulate

(verb) match or surpass typically by imitation

entailment

(noun) a financial burden

fortitude

(noun) enduring pain with courage

inextricable

(adj) impossible to separate

intrepid

(adj) fearless

ludicrous

(adj) so foolish it is amusing

mirth

(noun) amusement, expressed in laughter

pauper

(noun) very poor

perverse

(adj) unacceptable desire or behavior

petulance

(noun) the quality of being bad-tempered

rigorous

(adj) extremely accurate/thorough

tactful

(adj) thoughtful in what you day or do

transcendent

(adj) above human experience

turbulence

(noun) unsteady movement

veracity

(noun) accuracy

virulent

(adj) extremely harmful