A Separate Peace Ch. 1-6 Vocabulary

sedate

(adj) keeping a quiet, steady attitude or pace; unruffled

tacit

(adj) implied or indicated but not actually expressed

capacious

(adj) capable of containing a great deal

convalescence

(noun) a recovery of health and strength after sickness or weakness

specters

(noun) something that haunts or perturbs the mind; ghosts

mire

(noun) (1) a wet, soggy earth (2) a troublesome or intractable situation

irate

(adj) arising from anger

prodigious

(adj) extraordinary in bulk, degree, or quantity

contentious

(adj) likely to cause a dispute

salient

(adj) something that projects outward or upward from its surrounding

inveigle

(verb) to win over by wiles; to entice

consternation

(noun) amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion

rhetorically

(adj) asked merely for the effect with no answer expected

collaborator

(noun) one who works jointly with others or together, especially in an intellectual endeavor

inane

(adj)- lacking significance, meaning, or point; silly

venerable

(adj)- made sacred by religious or historical association

insidious

(adj) - treacherous

resonance

(noun) - a quality or richness

inebriating

(adj)- intoxicating

encroaching

(verb) - to enter by gradual steps by stealth; trespass

mordantly

(adv): biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style

enmity

(noun) - positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will

effulgence

(noun)-radiance; splendor; brilliance

exuberantly

(adv)- joyously unrestrained or enthusiastic

amiably

(adv) - friendly, sociable, congenial

decalogue

(noun)- a basic set of rules carrying binding authority

idiosyncratic

(adj) - having an individualizing characteristic or quality

exaltation

(noun) - an excessively intensified sense of well being, power, or importance

infinitesimal

(adj)- immeasurably or incalculably small