Chains vocab study guide

This a study guide for the novel chains, of some of the vocabulary in the novel.

Nuisance

Definition A person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.

Part of speech: Noun. Synonyms: pest, annoyance, tease, bother.

Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction, benefit

Vile

Definition: Extremely Unpleasant.

Part of Speech: Adjective. Synonyms: foul, nasty, unpleasant, bad. Antonym: pleasant

Bewildered

Definition: perplexed and confused, very puzzled.

Part of speech: Adjective. Synonyms: baffled, mystified, bemused, perplexed Antonyms: enlighten.

Dread

Definition verb: anticipate with great apprehension or fear. Definition noun: Great fear or apprehension. Synonyms: fear, apprehension, anxiety. Antonyms: confidence, look forward too.

Nourish

Definition: provide with food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good contagion. Part of speech: verb. Synonyms: feed, sustain, maintain. Antonyms: starve, abandon, neglect.

Pestilent

Definition: destructive to life; deadly. Part of speech: adjective. Synonym: infectious, annoying, lethal, infective. Antonyms: non infectious, pleasing, delightful.

Sentiment

Definition: an attitude toward something, a view of or attitude toward something a view of or attitude toward a situation or event. Part of speech: noun. Synonyms: opinion, view. Antonyms: disbelief, mistrustfulness.

Tendency

Definition: an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behavior. Part of speech: noun. Synonyms: aptness, proneness, propensity. Antonyms: diffidence, objection, hesitation.

Steadfast

Definition: resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering. Part of speech: adjective. Synonyms: loyal, faithful, committed, devoted. Antonyms: disloyal, irresolute.

Incline/ inclination

Definition verb: feel willing or favorably disposed toward (an action, belief, or attitude) Definition noun: a persons natural tendency or act feel in a particular way. Synonyms: minded, disposed, tendency, propensity. Antonyms: aversion, disinclination, disinclined, unlikely.

Melancholy

Definition Noun: A feeling of pensive sadness, typically no obvious cause. Definition Adjective: Having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive. Synonyms: desolation, sadness, sorrow, gloom, sad. Antonyms: cheerfulness, happiness, cheerful.

Noxious

Definition: Harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being. Part of speech: adjective. Synonyms: toxic, deadly, poisonous, harmful. Antonyms: safe, pleasant, innocuous.

Confined

Definition verb: to enclose within bounds. Definition adjective: (of a space) restricted in area or volume. Synonyms: cramped, constricted, limited. Antonyms: open, roomy.

Insensible

Definition: without one’s mental faculties, typically a result of violence or intoxication. Part of Speech: Adjective, Synonyms: ignorant of, senseless, unconscious. Antonyms: conscious, responsive, aware.

Deprive(d)

Definition verb: (a person or place) the possession or use of something. Definition adjective: suffering a servers and damaging lack of basic material and culture benefits. Synonyms: dispossess, strip, relieve, bereave. Antonyms: grant, admit, offer, give.