English Midterm Vocab

unscrupulous

unscrupulous

adj: having/showing no moral principles; not honest/fair

monotonous

adj: dull/tedious/repititious; lacking in variety/interest

conscientious

adj: (of a person) wishing to do what is right, especially to do one’s work/duty well/thoroughly

digression

n: a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing

mutiny

n: occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers or sailors, refuses to obey orders and/or attempts to take control from people in authority; rebellion

recuperate

v: recovering from an illness/exertion

reproach

v: express disapproval ,fo criticism ,of or disappointment in someone

intransigence

n: stubborn refusal to compromise

insolent

adj: insultingly rude in speech or conduct

clandestine

adj: marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy

frivolity

n: actions characterized by lack of seriousness

deplorable

adj: wretched, deserving censure or contempt

heartrending

adj: causing great sadness/distress

adorn

v: to make more beautiful/attractive

listlessly

adv: characterized by lack of interest/energy/spirit

falter

v: to start to lose strength/momentum; to pause

castaway

adj: thrown away; rejected

marrow

n: soft and fatty substance in bone cavities

deterrent

n: thing that discourages/intended to discourage someone from doing smth

brazenly

adv: in a bold/shameless way

transfixed

v: cause someone to become motionless w horror/wonder/astonishment