English - LOTF Vocab 1

Specious (adj)

seemingly true but actually false ; misleading deceptive, false (makes you suspicious)

Enmity (n.)

deep-seated, often mutual hatred

Decorous (adj)

marked by appropriate behavior or conduct (decorum: polite; well behaved, well mannered)

Strident (adj)

loud, harsh, grating, shrill

Incredulous (adj)

skeptical, disbelieving (“How could you"!” Why would you do that!”)

Suffuse (v.)

to spread through or over as with liquid, color, or light

Pallor (n.)

extreme or unnatural paleness

Indignation (n.)

anger aroused by something unjust or mean

Surmount (v.)

to overcome; to conquer; to get to the top of

Pliant (adj)

easily bent or flexed; receptive to change

Officious (adj)

meddlesome or interfering; bossy

Furtive (adj)

secretive or shifty

Inscrutable (adj)

mysterious; impossible to understand

Contrite (adj)

repentant; arising from a sense of guilt

Opaque (adj)

not transparent; hard to understand

Tacit (adj)

implied but not expressed

Susurration (n.)

a murmur, whisper, or soft rustle

Dubious (adj)

possibly dishonest or immoral; of uncertain quality; a state of being in doubt

Belligerence (n.)

hostility or aggression

Impalpable (adj)

unable to be touched or sensed; hard to understand