Vocabulary Study Guide: Chapters and Epilogue

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering terms and definitions from the reading sections and epilogue.

resilience

Being able to bounce back after hard times

insidiously

Slowly causing harm with out being noticed

anomalous

breaks a rule, pattern, or normalway of doing things

hubris

excessive pride, arrogence, & overconfidence that causes a person to over simulate theirown abilities

compulsive

Doing something repeatly and being unable to stop

copious

large in quantity, number, or supply

ephemeral

lasting for a short time

overwrought

Extremely nervous, upset, or excited

taciturn

Silent, or uncommunicative in speech

nuance

hard to notice difference

sanctimonious

Someone who acts as their morally superior

extemporaneous

Spoken Performed, or done with little to no prior prepration

demarcates

Set the boundaries or limits of Plots

penitent

Feeling or showing sorrow for doing something wrong

extricated

free someone or something from detainment

epiphany

Sudden relization or movement of clarity

volition

The power of choosing or determination

malevolent

wanting to hart someone or do Something bad

repertoire

a collection of things someone knows or can do