TFA Vocabulary

ABOMINATION

an object or individual that causes or is deserving of disgust or hatred

CAPRICIOUS

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

CONSOLE

to comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment

FEIGN

to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

INTERIM

[1] the time between events [2] describing a situation as being this way

INTRICATE

(of a structure or idea) very complicated or detailed

MALEVOLENT

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

PROPHESY

to predict or claim that (a specified thing) will happen in the future

PROWESS

skill or expertise in a particular activity or field, esp. bravery in battle

TENTATIVE

not certain or fixed; done without confidence

ANNIHILATION

complete destruction, defeat, or obliteration

CASTE

a person's class status (or a class system), when rigidly structured

DIFFUSE

[1] to spread (or cause to spread) over a wide area or amongst large groups [2] spread out over a wide area, not concentrated

DISCERN

to understand (a thing) through one of the senses or (if abstract) the intellect

IMPUDENT

not showing due respect for another person

INADVERTENT

not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning

INCIPIENT

in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop

MISCREANT

a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

OMINOUS

giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is about to happen

SULLEN

bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy

BUOYANT

[1] able or apt to stay afloat in a liquid; [2] cheerful and optimistic

DESECRATE

to treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate

EMANATE

[1] (of a smell or light) to issue or spread out from (a source); [2] (of a concept or idea) to originate from or be produced by

EXPEDIENT

(of an action) convenient and practical, freq. because improper or immoral

IMMINENT

about to happen

INDIGNITY

treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or a loss of respect

OSTRACIZE

to exclude (someone) from a society or group

PACIFY

to soothe or calm the anger, agitation, or excitement of

RESILIENT

(of a person or animal) able to recover quickly from difficult conditions

ZEAL

near obsessive energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective