Carnie Week 1 Vocab. (2nd semester)

accede

to agree, assent, consent

diadem

a crown, an ornamental headband

droll

comical, laughing, amusing

ennui

boredom, tedium

evince

Exhibit, manifest, reveal

indisposed

mildly ill; unwilling

injunction

an order, command, or directive

lugubrious

mournful, dismal, melancholy, doleful

mitigate

to soften, moderate, alleviate, relieve

patently

obviously, clearly, plainly

perpetrate

to commit, perform, carry out

plaintive

mournful, melancholy, sorrowful, doleful

regale

to delight, entertain, gratify

tractable

obedient, governable, docile

vagary

a whim, caprice, flight of fancy

to feather one’s nest

grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances

fair-weather friends

unreliable, they fail in time of distress

to sow one’s wild oats

to lead a wild, carefree life

windfall

unexpected financial gain

il-/im-

not, in

move

mob, mot, mov

-ical

of or relating to