Phase 3 - fragmented vocab (Pt 2)

to register (v)

to record or express, convey

pernicious (adj)

harmful, deadly, fatal

tortuous (adj)

twisted, complex, not straightforward

sweeping (adj)

far-reaching, extensive, wide-ranging

mawkishness (n)

excessively sentimentality (in a cringy way)

austerity (n)

severity, strictness

ostentatiousness (n)

a flashy, exaggerated act to attract attention

surfeit (n)

an excessive amount of something

paucity (n)

scarcity, dearth

equilibrium (n)

A state of balance

schism (n)

division

inimical (adj)

harmful, tending to obstruct

conducive (adj)

helping to bring about

tangential (adj)

slightly relevant, going off topic

to forment (v)

to cause trouble, to stir up

to prevaricate (v)

to mislead, to deviate from the truth

to surmount (v)

to overcome

umbrage (n)

annoyance, offense

recourse (n)

solution, option, alternatives

approbation (n)

approval or praise

enmity (n)

hatred, hostility