Collective LOTF Vocab (#’s 1-50)

Specious

(adj.)

• Superficially plausible but actually wrong or misleading

• Having deceptive attraction or allure while being false

Strident

(adj.)

• Loud and harsh; grating

• Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way

Immured

(v.)

• Enclosed or confined within walls; imprisoned

• (rare) To build into a wall; entombed

Errant

(adj.)

• Straying from the accepted course or standards; deviant

• Traveling in search of adventure

• (archaic) Traveling, wandering

Ebullience

(n.)

• The quality of cheerful and enthusiastic exuberance; overflowing excitement or high spirits

Officious

(adj.)

• Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters; meddlesome

Recrimination

(n.)

• An accusation made in response to one from someone else; a mutual accusation

• The action of making such an accusation

Tirade

(n.)

• A long, angry or critical speech; a vehement, often long-winded verbal attack

Furtive

(adj.)

• Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive, sly, stealthy

Vicissitudes

(n.)

• A change of circumstances or fortune, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one

• The quality of changeability or alternation

Incredulous

(adj.)

• Unwilling or unable to believe something; showing disbelief

Tacit

(adj.)

• Understood or implied without being stated directly; done or made without words or open acknowledgment

Blatant

(adj.)

• Done openly and unashamedly; completely lacking in subtlety; very obvious, especially in an offensive way

Opalescence

(n.)

• The quality of showing varying colors as an opal does; a milky iridescence

Impalpable

(adj.)

• Unable to be felt by touch; not perceptible to touch

• (figurative) Difficult for the mind to grasp; not easily understood

Detritus

(n.)

• Waste or debris of any kind; loose material resulting from disintegration (e.g., rock fragments)

• (biology/ecology) Dead organic material

Parody

• An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

• To produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of someone or something

Apex

(n.)

• The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point; the pointed end of something

• (figurative) The highest point of achievement or success; a culmination or climax

Ludicrous

(adj.)

• So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous, absurd

Derisive

(adj.)

• Expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking, scornful

Effigy

(n.)

• A sculpture or model of a person, especially one made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger (e.g., "burned in effigy")

• A crude representation of someone, disliked or despised

Inarticulate

(adj.)

• Unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly; Not comprehensible as spoken words

• Not put into words, unspoken; Not jointed

Incantation

(n.)

• A series of words said as a magic spell or charm; the use of such spells or charms

• A ritualistic formula spoken to produce a magic effect

Incredulity

(n.)

• The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something; disbelief

Diffidently

• In a modest or shy manner due to a lack of self-confidence; timidly or hesitantly

Leviathan

(n.)

• A sea monster referenced in the Hebrew Bible

• Any large aquatic creature

• Something of enormous size and power (e.g. a massive ship or organization)

Plinth

(n.)

• A heavy base supporting a column, statue, or structure

• The lower square slab at the base of a column • A base course of a building or wall

Taut

(adj.)

• Stretched or pulled tight; not slack

• (of muscles or nerves) tense

• Well-organized and controlled

Mutinously

(adv.)

• In a manner reflecting open rebellion against authority or control

• In a willfully disobedient or defiant way

Dun

(adj./n./v.)

• (adj.) a cool-toned grayish-brown color

• (n.) A horse of grayish-brown color

• (v.) To make persistent demands upon for payment

Vulnerable

(adj.)

• Susceptible to physical or emotional harm

• Open to attack or damage

• Exposed to risk or criticism

Traverses

(v./n.)

• (v.) To travel across or through OR To move back and forth across

• (n.) A path or route across something OR A sideways movement

Daunting

(adj.)

• Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating

• Discouraging through fear

Impervious

(adj.)

• Not allowing something to pass through

• Unable to be affected by something

• Resistant to convincing or reason

Prefect

(n.)

• A senior student with authority over others in a school

• A chief officer or magistrate in certain countries

• In ancient Rome, a high-ranking military commander

Sanctity

(n.)

• The state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

• Ultimate importance and inviolability

Demure

(adj.)

• Reserved, modest, and shy

• Affectedly modest, reserved, or serious; coy

Demented

(adj.)

• Suffering from memory loss

• Driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement

• Wildly foolish or mad

Paled

(v.)

• Became dull in color or complexion

• Became less impressive or significant in comparison to something else

Iridescent

(adj.)

• Showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

• Brilliantly colorful

Demoniac

(adj./n.)

• (adj.) Of, resembling, or characteristic of a monster; fiercely energetic or frenzied

• (n.) A person supposedly possessed by a devil or evil spirit

Corpulent

(adj.)

• Having a large, heavy body; fat; obese

Succulent

(adj./n.)

• (adj.) Tender, juicy, and tasty

• (adj.) (of a plant) having thick fleshy leaves or stems adapted to storing water, or as a (n) — this type of plant

Mimed

(v.)

• Used gestures and movements without words to convey meaning or tell a story

• Imitated (someone or their actions) in an exaggerated way

• Pretended to sing or play while a recording played

Assimilating

(v.)

• Taking in and fully understanding information or ideas

• Absorbing and integrating people, ideas, or culture into a wider society

• (in biology) Converting food into substances suitable for incorporation into the body

Theological

(adj.)

• Relating to the study of the nature of God and religious belief

• Of or pertaining to religion

Truculently

(adv.)

• In an eager or quick manner to argue or fight; aggressively or defiantly

• In a fierce, savage, or cruel manner

Talisman

(n.)

• An object thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck

• A charm or amulet

Ululation

(n.)

• A long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound; a howl or wail

• A loud cry of grief, joy, or celebration

Crepitation

(n.)

• A crackling sound

• (medical) The grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage, or by the fractured parts of a bone

• The sound of crackling, as of fire or salt in fire