english 10h unit 5 vocab

word, part of speech, def

anticeptic

(adj) clean or pure

constricting

(verb) make smaller

cowering

(verb) the act of crouching down in fear

dawdle

(verb) waste time

discordant

(adj) disagreeing

doctrine

(noun) beliefs taught by a group

ebbing

(verb) (an emotion or quality) gradually lessen

furtive

(adj) guilty nervousness

illiterate

(adj) unable to read or write

intermittent

(adj) occurring randomly

lament

(verb) mourn (a person’s loss)

listlessly 

(adj) lack of energy

manifest

(adj) bring something into existence

mesmerizing

(verb) captivate (someone)

oppress

(verb) keep (someone) in harship

prodigy

(noun) a person, especially young, having strong abilities

regressive

(adj) becoming less advanced

rifling

(verb) the action of searching through something quickly

sidle

(verb) walk in a timid manner

tentative

(adj) not certain