Mrs. Kixmoeller
Terms
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- unscathed
- wholly unharmed
- pompous
- puffed up with self importance
- intrepid
- resolutely fearless; dauntless
- boisterous
- noisy and wild, lacking restraint
- decorum
- propriety in manners and conduct
- impassive
- deliberately impassive in manner
- feisty
- full of spirit or nerve
- vivacious
- vigorous and active
- impetuous
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
- Communal
- of, relating to a community, public
- depict
- to represent in a picture, drawing, sculpture
- restrain
- to hold back
- intolerance
- incapacity or indisposition to bear or endure
- facade
- the face or front of a building
- genteel
- elegant, courteous, refined
- heterogeneous
- originating outside the body
- ensconced
- to settle securely or snugly
- hypothetical
- based on a hypothesis
- loquacious
- talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative
- meandering
- winding, turning, rambling, wondering aimlessly
- correlation
- a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
- novelty
- something that is fresh, different, unusual, or the first of its kind
- inherent
- in the nature of something though not readily apparent
- melancholy
- a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
- methodical
- characterized by method and orderliness
- usurp
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
- prevail
- to succeed, gain control, be victorious
- uncanny
- beyond what is natural
- frugal
- avoiding waste
- sallow
- unhealthy looking
- vibrant
- filled with energy
- grandeur
- magnificence, splendor
- immortality
- unending life or fame
- benign
- pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
- nurture
- provide with nourishment
- bestial
- having the qualities of a beast, cruel, brutish
- forge
- to make or imitate in order to deceive, counterfeit
- auspicious
- to show signs of future succcess, indicating a happy or fortunate outcome
- claustrophobic
- afraid of being in a small or closed space
- intuition
- instinctive knowing
- tenacious
- holding or adhering firmly
- endeavor
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- didactic
- instructive (especially excessively)
- assailant
- an attacker
- trite
- repeated too often
- tangible
- capable of being touched, concrete, real, definite, actual
- quandry
- a state or uncertainty about what to do, a perplexing or difficult situation, predicament
- elucidate
- make free from confusion or ambiguity
- flourish
- to grow with vigor, thrive, succeed
- revel
- to take great pleasure in, enjoy intensely
- misanthrope
- a hater of humankind
- adept
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- contention
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- lurid
- shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
- inadvertent
- without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
- coup
- a brilliant and notable success
- tirade
- a speech of violent denunciation
- cynical
- expressing disbelief in or district of others out of a s4ense that everyone's motive and actions are selfish
- adversity
- hardship, misfortune, great trouble or difficulty
- subside
- wear off or die down
- preposterous
- senseless, foolish, rediculous
- absolete
- no longer in use, out of date
- oblique
- expressed in an indirect manner, not straight forward
- accordance
- the act of granting rights
- succumb
- consent reluctantly
- mock
- pretend, not real but made to look so
- diligent
- characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks
- hindrance
- the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
- assuage
- provide physical relief, as from pain
- tediious
- tiresome and boring
- sojourn
- temporary stay
- entity
- something that exists and can be recognized as a particular and distinct unit
- alienate
- to make unfriendly or hostile, lose their support of
- sustenance
- the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
- charlatan
- a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses
- saunter
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- didactic
- instructive
- connoisseur
- an expert able to appreciate a field
- colossal
- very great in size, gigantic, enormous.
- lurid
- shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
- ingenious
- clever, creative, imaginative
- reprimand
- a severe reproof or rebuke, esp. a formal one by a person in authority.
- ornate
- highly and often excessively decorated; fancy, showy
- oblique
- expressed in an indirect manner, not straight forward
- synopsis
- a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
- vigorous
- characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
- distort
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- disgruntled
- in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
- timorous
- timid by nature or revealing timidity
- legacy
- a gift of personal property by will
- illustrious
- having or conferring glory
- allot
- to distribute or assign a share or portion
- subjective
- of a mental act performed entirely within the mind
- overwrought
- under considerable emotional strain
- voluminous
- large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
- belligerent
- someone who fights (or is fighting)
- dialect
- a provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, esp. when considered as substandard.
- dogged
- refusing to give up, despite difficulties
- reciprocate
- to return in equal measure
- underscore
- a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
- noteworthy
- deserving attention, worthy of notice
- intricate
- elaborately detailed, complicated, or complex
- quizzical
- perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
- prolific
- bearing in abundance especially offspring
- subtly
- in a subtle manner
- usurp
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
- cordial
- warm, friendly, hearty
- grapple
- the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- fervent
- full of intense feelings
- clamor
- loud and persistent outcry from many people
- sparse
- not dense
- insipid
- without flavor or taste, bland
- arcane
- requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
- ambivalent
- characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes
- plethora
- large amount or accumulation
- dissonant
- harsh and disagreeable in sound, jarring to the ear
- grotesque
- art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
- shun
- to keep away from deliberately, avoid consistently or habitually
- gravity
- seriousness, importance, weight.
- compelling
- tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
- radicate
- to get rid of as if tearing up by the roots, destroy, remove, wipe out
- array
- a large and impressive display or number
- tumult
- a great uproar or commotion
- paltry
- so small as to be worthless
- substantiate
- solidify, firm, or strengthen
- novelty
- something that is fresh, different, unusual or the first of its kind
- sabotage
- a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged
- garish
- tastelessly showy
- compliant
- willing to give in or go along, obedient, submissive
- imprudent
- lacking wise self-restraint
- malodorous
- having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad
- laceration
- the act of lacerating
- evanescent
- vanishing; fading away; fleeting
- impart
- make known
- inherent
- in the nature of something though not readily apparent
- emaciated
- extremely thin, wasted away
- prodding
- a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
- tenure
- the right to hold property
- inadvertent
- without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)