Unit 16

Pugn

To fight

Graphic

pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

Disillusioned

freed from wrong ideas

Sagacity

Wisdom

Novice

Beginner

Flaccid

flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

Flutter

wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly

Quart

a measure of volume (two pints)

Idyll

short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country);

Invective

Verbal abuse or attack

Nominal

In name only, insignificant, tiny

Reverential

showing respect

Esteem

Respect, value

Persevere

To triumph over adversity

Padre

chaplain (in the armed forces)

Fleeting

Temporary, short lived

*Cursory

superficial

Blunt

having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt

Beleaguered

Confused, distraught

Inception

Beginning or birth

Elysian

relating to paradise; blissful

Cohesive

Logical, unifying

Credibility

believability.

Martial

warlike; of war; Ex. martial art/law

Delineated

outlined

Feral

not domestic; wild

Abut

border upon; adjoin

Dauntless

Fearless, intrepid

*Optimist

person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism

Guarded

Wary, careful

Gingerly

very carefully; ADJ.

Cornice

projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars);

Antibody

Something which fights against diseases or viruses

Ashen

ash

Nondescript

Plain, nearly unnoticeable, featureless

Fruitful

producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance

Vassal

Slave, servant

Evasiveness

trying to avoid something

Inadvertent

Unintentionally, accidentally

Beatitude

blessedness; state of great happiness

Synchronize

To arrange to bring together, to coordinate

Monotonous

dull; repetitive

*Provincial

Narrow minded, unsophisticated

Vapid

Empty, vacuous

*Superfluous

excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity

Cater

provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)

Brittle

easily broken; difficult. My employer’s self

Impenetrable

not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand;

Recess

pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; V. CF. recessive

Declivity

downward slope