hobbit vocab 1
1 | remuneration (n.) | reh myoo nuh RAY shun | the act of paying for a service, loss, or expense (from remunerate) |
2 | trifling (adj.) | TRY fling | not significant, frivolous (from trifle) |
3 | incantation (n.) | in kan TAY shun | a spell, written or recited formula of words designed for a particular effect (from cantata) |
4 | scanty (adj.) | SKAN tee | less than or barely sufficient, meager |
5 | vexation (n.) | vek SAY shun | discomfort or distress (from vex or vexed) |
6 | jollity (n.) | JOL eh tee | merriment, state of being jolly (from jolly) |
7 | ingenuity (n.) | in juh NOO eh tee | cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness |
8 | antiquity (n.) | an TIK wuh tee | the quality of being ancient; ancient times |
9 | galling (adj.) | GAUL ing | very irritating (from gall) |
10 | precipice (n.) | PRES uh pis | a very steep cliff or mass of rock, the brink of something dangerous |
11 | shrill (adj.) | SHRIL | high-pitched or piercing (sound) |
12 | knotty (adj.) | NOT ee | so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots (from knot) |
13 | drone (v./n.) | DRONE | speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound |
14 | expeditious (adj.) | ek speh DISH us | done with speed and efficiency (from expedition) |
15 | rend (v.) | REND | to tear violently, to split (past tense: rent) |