ATTWN Vocab Words

adroit

skillful; adept

angular

lean; sharp cornered

aura

a distinctive quality about a person

capricious

changing suddenly; fickle

caustic

sarcastically biting statement

cleaving

Cutting

deference (deferential)

courteous

deportment

the manner of conducting oneself

disparage

to degrade

exonerate

to free from blame

gramophone

phonographs / record player

gravity (gravely)

seriousness; importance

indignation (indignant)

anger as a result of something unjust

luscious

very pleasant to the taste

luxuriant (luxurious)

nonessential, but conducive to pleasure

malevolence

ill will or evil intentions

plaintive

mournful and expressing sorrow

quaint

unusual in character or appearance

recumbent

lying down, resting

replete

filled to capacity

reproach

to blame for something; a disgrace

ruminate

to consider for a long time at a slow pace

servile (servitude)

overly submissive

sine qua non

an essential condition, qualification

surreptitious

secret