Nina's SLAY Words

Nina Parker's Comprehensive Vocabulary List!

Wrath

Strong anger, retribution

Mural

huge artwork, -AN

Smitten

Strong feeling of affection or attraction

Illuminate

to light up

Century

100 years-AN

Decade

10 years-AN

Impromptu

not planned, random

Ripple

small waves that spread to something

Caress

touching someone in a gentle or loving way

Vacant

empty-AN

Patient

-AN

Chaotic/chaos

a situation involving disorder or confusion

Evade

escape or avoid

Eerie

mysterious or strange situation

Trauma

a sad, disturbing experience

Morbid

relating to death

Eavesdrop

secretly listening

Mishap

unfortunate accident

Luxury

comfortable, fancy

Immortal

never die-AN

Brainwash

Believing things that aren't true

Mischievous

not causing harm, but annoying

Innocent

not guilty, showing that a person did not commit or do something- AN

Annual

once a year-AN

Automatic

working by itself

Exasperated

irritated, frustrated

Pry

to open something, to find out private information about someone

Dizzy

having a spinning sensation

Apparently

something that seems to be true based on what you hear or see

Random

unplanned

Essential

Something that you need

History

something that happened in the past-AN

Brainstorm

to think about ideas

Mediocre

just average, not good-AN

Opposite

totally different-AN

Empathy

feeling pity for someone

Abduct

to take a person away by force, kidnap

Terror

extreme fear

Inheritance

something received from an ancestor

Precocious

very advanced for your age

Tortue

hurt someone mentally or physically

Scrawny

skinny-AN

Nag

to annoy or irritate by finding fault, or scolding

Resign

to quit

Scandal

a public action that shocks people and is disapproved

Overwhelm

overpower, too much at once

Tragic

very sad, usually involving death -AN

Conscious

awake, aware of one’s surroundings

Solution

how to solve a problem

Therapy

treatment to help someone feel better or grow stronger

Potent

powerful or effective

Perimeter

Outer limits

Reconcile

Make up with someone, settle a disagreement

Syllable

parts of a word that can be separated

Faint

barely able to hear

Grasp

to hold or control, understanding a lesson