9th Lit Vocab

The Other Wes Moore, Lord of the Flies, and Tone and Mood

inflection

a deviation from a course of position

naive

makred by or showing unaffected simplicity

presumptuos

going beyond what is appropriate, permitted or courteous

elicit

call forth, as an emotion, feeling or response

mollify

make less rigid or softer; calm anxiety or anger of someone

idiosyncracy

a behavioral attribute particular to an individual

insatiable

impossible to satistfy

disheveled

in disarray; extremely disorderly

quell

surpress or crush completely

diatribe

a thunderous verbal attack

antagonism

an actively expressed feeling of dislike or hostility

contrite

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or wrongdoings

cynical; cynicism

believing people are motivated by self-interest; distrust of human sincerity or integrity

effulgence

quality of being bright or sending out rays of light

furtive

secret or shy; sneaky

incredulous

not willing to believe; not believing

mortification (mortify)

strong feelings of embarrassment

pliant

capable of being bent or shape

specious

deceptively pleasing in appearance; superficially plausible but actually wrong

strident

unpleasingly loud or harsh

melancholy

gloomy, depressed

sanguine

optimistic or hopeful, especially in a bad situation

livid

furiously angry

cynical

believing people are motivated by self-interest

ambivalent

having mixed or contradictory feeling about something or someone

whimsical

playful; carefree

sympathetic

compassionate; looking on with favor

didactic

instructive (trying to teach something, usually morally)

euphoric

highest state of happiness; joyful

contemptuous

scornful (looking down on somebody)