Vocabulary List 1-3 Semester 2

Vocabulary List 1-3 Semester 2

Suffusion

(n.) (A) the spreading of a fluid of the body into surrounding tissues (B) a coloring spread over a surface (as the face)

Pallor

(n.) deficiency of color especially of the face; paleness

Pilant

being readily; flexible; supple; adaptable

Askew

out of line; at an angle

Surmount

(v.) (A) to prevail or overcome (B) to get to the top of; climb

Contemptuous

(adj.) manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

Flourish

(v.) (A) to grow luxuriantly; to thrive (B) to chive success; to prosper

Hiatus

(n.) (A) an interruption in time or continuity (B) a period when something (such as a program or activity) is suspended or interrupted

Motif

(n.) (A) a recurring, prominent thematic element, frequently in the arts (B) a dominant idea or central theme

Specious

(adj.) having a false look or truth or genuineness

Loll

(v.) to hang loosely or laxly; droop

Interpose

(v.) (A) to place in an intervening position (B) to put (oneself) between; intrude

Fulcrum

(n.) the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots

Hinder

(v.) (A) to make slow or difficult progress (B) to hold back

Gesticulate

(v.) to make gestures, especially while speaking

Errant

(adj.) (A) behaving wrongly (B) straying outside the proper path or bounds

Ebullience

(n.) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts or feelings

Recrimination

(n.) an accusation in response to one from someone else; a retaliatory accusation

Festoon

(n.) a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points

Taboo

(adj.) (A) banned on grounds of morality or taste (B) (n.) a prohibition imposed by social custom or as a protective measure

Incredulous

(adj.) unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true; skeptical

Declivity

(n.) a descending slope

Blatant

(adj.) completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner

Preposterous

(adj.) contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd

Antagonism

(n.) actively expressed opposition or hostility

Lamentable

(adj.) expressing grief; mournful

Derisive

(adj.) expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn

Tacit

(adj.) (A) expressed or carried on without words of speech (B) implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed

Interminable

(adj.) having or seeming to have no end

Emphatic

(adj.) (A) uttered with or marked by emphasis (B) tending to express oneself in forceful speech or to take decisive action