Ela vocab list 3-Matt Foley

Affable

Friendly, good-natured, and easy to talk to

Ambivalent

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

Augment

To make something greater by adding to it; to increase.

Calamity

A disastrous event causing great damage or suffering.

Clamor

A loud and confused noise, especially from people shouting.

Covert

Secret or hidden; not openly acknowledged or displayed.

Engender

To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

Entreat

To ask someone earnestly or urgently to do something.

Falter

To hesitate or waver in action, speech, or movement.It can also refer to losing strength or momentum.

Grievous

Very serious, severe, or harmful.It often refers to something that causes great sorrow or pain.

Homage

Special honor or respect shown publicly.

Legacy

Something handed down from the past, often referring to cultural or familial inheritance.

Melancholy

A deep, persistent sadness or sorrow, often without clear cause.

Mirth

Great joy, amusement, or happiness.

Portentous

Indicating a future event, often a bad or ominous one; foreboding.

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, often involving emotional appeal.

Spurn

To reject or refuse with disdain or contempt.

Vanquish

To defeat thoroughly, especially in battle or competition.

Vulgar

Lacking sophistication or good taste; crude or coarse.

Wily

Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully or through trickery.