Wuthering Heights Vocab 6-11

vociferated

verb: clamorous, boisterous (suggests a vehement outcry)

s-blatant, obstreperous, strident

a-quiet, subdued

He vociferated about six-seven so loudly that everyone had to cover their ears.

superfluous

adjective: beyond what is needed or required, on overflow

s-surplus

a-necessary

lament

verb: to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

s-bemoan, bewail, deplore

a-to rejoice

THIS PLAYING IS LAMENTABLE -2setviolin

avarice

noun: greed for wealth

s-cupidity

a-generosity

Nowadays all girls want is avarice in a guy. 

provincialism

adjective: lacking sophistication, narrow-minded

noun: a person who is narrow minded

s-sectionalism

a-sophisticated

He was so provincial that at his creativity contest he tried breaking the storage crates when given the prompt: “Think outside the box when creating this sculpture”

insolence

noun: insulting or contemptuous behavior

s-arrogance, haughtiness, high-handedness, impertinence

a-politeness

Jack’s insolence makes me want to humble him

obstinate

adjective: unyielding regardless of reason or logic

s-stubborn

a-yielding

Chrome obstinately asked to be pushed off a mountain before spilling his whereabouts. 

complacently

adverb: the state of being self-satisfied

s-smugly

a-dissatisfaction

Pragya feels complacement with the amount of studying she does for AP World. 

frivolous

adjective: lacking in seriousness or importance

s-flippant, joking

a-serious, sober

Marty thought that everyone was acting frivolous for no reason at all, but failed to realize he was being rage-baited. 

perdition

noun: eternal damnation, utter ruin

s-damnation, hell

a-salvation

He did not want to kill anyone for he would have eternal perdition. 

acquiesced

verb: to give in, to comply

s- agree, consent

a- to object, to disagree

He was much higher status than me so I acquiesced to his demands.

respite

noun: a rest, a delay, a period of relief

a- continuance

I enjoy a quiet lunch that serves a respite from my tense job 

petulantly

noun: unreasonable touchiness or irritability

a- serenity

She kept acting petulantly towards me, but she was only a child so I could not blame her.

malady

noun: a disease or unwholesome condition

a- good health

The poor old woman seems to suffer one malady another.

antipathy

noun: a idslike, distate or enmity

s- animosity, hostility antagonism

a- prospenity, amity

The woman’s obvious antipathy towards snakes surfaced when she came into contact with the slithering reptile.

equanimity

noun: a calm temper, an even disposition

a- lack of composure

The rude behavior of the students did not disturb his equanimity.

infernal

adjective: relating to hell

s- hellish, fiendish, diabolical

a - heavenly. 

It is not nice to wish that someone go to the infernal regions. 

chasten

verb: to discipline, to use punishment to correct behavior

a- rebuke, reproach

s- to reward

She was chastened by the judge because she brought watergate salad to the party.

indignation

noun: anger as a result of something unjust

s- fury, ire, rage, wrath

a- serenity

“I have much indignation for period cramps” - performative male

haughty

adjective: arrogant, excessively proud and vain

s- disdainful, insolent, lordly

a- humble

A haughty gigachad walked into the classroom and started flexing on everyone.

ignoble

adjective: of lowly origin, without honor

a- noble, grand

I, the king of humor, disliked his ignoble jokes and demoted him to a peasant suitable of his humor.