TKAM Vocab

(2025 HE9 SJHS)

Assuage

to make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

Alleged

said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality

Vapid

easy, not stimulating or challenging

Malevolent

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Condescended

did something in a haughty way

Illicitly

in a way that is contrary to or forbidden by law, rules, or custom

Indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a certain place

Contemptuous

showing that someone is worthless or deserving scorn

Contentious

angry and argumentative

Fractious

irritable and quarrelsome

Arbitrated

authoritatively made a decision

Mortifying

causing great embarrassment or shame

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated

Asinine

extremely stupid or foolish

Desolate

deserted and empty

Ascertain(ing)

find(ing) something out

Unfathomable

incapable of being fully explored or understood

Aberrations

departures from what is normal

Perpetrated

committed a crime or harmful action

Adjacent

next to

Perplexity

confusion or inability to understand something

Analogous

similar or comparable

Wary

cautious about possible danger

Invective

insulting or abusive language

Vehemently

forcefully, passionately, intensely

Articulate

showing the ability to speak clearly and fluently

Melancholy

sad and pensive

Premise

original statement or base

Cantankerous

bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative

Altercation

an argument or disagreement

Austere

severe or strict

Prerogative

exclusive right or privelege

Infallible

incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

Venerable

respected

Sullen

bad-tempered and sulky

Futility

pointlessness or uselessness

Formidable

commanding respect

Haughty

arrogantly superior

Mollified

soothed

Unmitigated

not lessened or restrained in any way

Temerity

excessive boldness or confidence

Integrity

honesty or morality

Cynical

believing the worst about human nature

Credibility

quality of being trusted or believed in

Furtive

secretive

Adamant

refusing to be persuaded

Sordid

morally wrong and shocking

Impertinence

rudeness or disrespect

Persecuted

been subjected to hostility due to ethnicity, religion, gender, etc.

Stealthily

secretly, quietly, and carefully