Salt to the Sea Vocab

petulant

easily annoyed

valor

courage when facing danger

inhibit

to limit, block or decrease the action or function of

morale

a state of individual psychological well-being

atrocity

an act of shocking cruelty

buffer

something that protects from impact; protect from impact

traverse

journey across or pass over

fruition

the attainment or fulfillment of a plan or objective

archival

of a depository containing historical records and documents

Fraught

Filled with or attended with

lithe

moving and bending with ease

Forlorn

marked by or showing hoplessness

Imminent

close in time; about to occur

Coveted covet

greatly desired, to greatly desire

Posterity

all future generations

Ingenuity

The power of creative imagination

Promissory

relating to a verbal commitment by one person to another

Conscript

To enroll someone into military service by government; to draft

Plaintively

In a manner expressing sadness or sorrow

Pilfer

make off with belongings of others

Feign

Make believe with the intent to deceive

Throes

violent pangs of suffering

Sentry

a person employed to keep watch or stand gaurd

Permeate

spread or diffuse through

Auxiliary

Someone who acts as an assistant, adding extra support or assistance

Cadence

a recurrent rhythmical series

Dissipate

cause to separate and go in different directions

Transpire

come about, happen, or occur

prerequisite

Something that is needed or obligatory in advance

Integrity

Moral soundness

Confound

To be confusing or perplexing

discordant

not in agreement or harmony

cryptic

having a secret or hiding something