Long Way Down Vocab Words

Long Way Down - Vocabulary

empathy        the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

acumen        the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

synopsis        a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument

cognitive        relating to or involving the mental process of knowing

proxy                a person authorized to act for another

eczema        an inflammatory condition of the skin

muffle                to deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

anagram        a phrase rearranged from letters of another phrase

rickety                inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

cocky                arrogant; overly self-confident or self-assertive

yoke                to join together or link

flunky                a person who performs menial tasks for someone else

seep                ooze; pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

cue                a signal for something to happen

scoff                to laugh in a mocking or jeering manner

asperity        roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

equivocate        speak/act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague

quell                to subdue, put down forcibly

beseech        to beg or plead with

aghast        filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

arbitrary        unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness

capitulate        surrender under agreed conditions

contrite        feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing

dissimulate        to hide or disguise one's true thoughts, feelings, or intentions

envisage        to form a mental picture; to imagine or conceive

laudable        worthy of praise

retribution        punishment with revenge

tenacious        persistent, resolute

timorous        fearful; timid; demonstrating fear

whimsical        acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable