Vocabulary set two
Terms
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- cordon
- line or circle of soldiers, policeman, forts, etc enclosing or guarding a place
- incantation
- words used as a maginc charm
- propitiate
- prevent or reduce the anger of; appease or conciliate; win the favor of
- intrinsic
- belonging to a thing by its very nature; essentail; inherent; originating or being inside the part on which it acts
- incongruous
- not appropriate; out of place; lacking in agreement or harmony; not consistent
- inexorable
- not influenced by pleding or entreaties; relentless; unyielding
- akin
- of the same kind; similar; of the same family; related
- insipid
- lacking flavor; dull; tasteless; lacking interest or spirit
- insidious
- seeking to entrap or ensnare; wily; sly; crafty; tricky; working secretly or subtly; developing without attracting attention
- foible
- weak point; weakness
- auspicious
- showing signs of turning out well
- fortuitous
- accidentally lucky; happening by chance in a foavorable way
- motif
- main theme, principal idea or feature; a distinctive feature in a design, painting, etc
- specious
- deceptrive; seemingly desirable or reasonable, but not really so; apparently good but without real merit; making a good outward appearance in order to deceive
- festoon
- to devorate with garlands, flowers, ribbons, etc.; hanging in a curve between two points
- pliant
- flexible, tending to bend; easily influenced; yielding
- strident
- shrill, harsh sounding
- generic
- characteristic of kind or class; not specific or special; not sold under a trademark or brand name
- dubious
- doubtful, filled with or being in doubt; suspicious; hesitation
- sinewy
- stron, powerful, viorous, forceful; lean with prominent tendons and muscles
- officious
- meddlesome too ready to offer services or advice; minding other people's business
- ebullience
- exuberance; great enthusiasm and energy
- effigy
- image—usually of a person
- tacit
- unspoken, implicit, implied or understood without being openly expressed
- intelligible
- comprehensible; capable of being understood
- diffident
- shy; lacking in self-cofidence
- deference
- respect shown by putting another's wishes before or opinions before one's own
- vulnerable
- that which can be wounded or injured; sensitive to criticism, temptations, or influences
- impervious
- impenetrable; allowing no passage; not open to argument or suggestions; not vulnerable
- inchoate
- immature; in the early or beginning stages