marple vocab set

milquetoast

(noun) a person who is timid or submissive

hackneyed

(adj) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite

macabre

(adj) dark, morbid, disturbing/mortifying bc it has to do w death/injury; gruesome

assuage

(verb) to make easier or milder, relieve; to put an end to, appease

myriad

(noun/adj) a very large number

juxtaposition

(noun) two things being seen or placed close together w contrasting effect

nuance

(noun) a subtle difference in meaning; fine distinction; not black and white

volatile

(adj) things liable to change rapidly and unpredictably

fascism

(noun) an authoritarian and nationalistic (racist) system of government; totalitarianism

microcosm

(noun) a community, place, or situation regarded as a smaller version of something much larger

peregrinate

(verb) to travel or wander around

schlep

(verb) to haul something around

kibitz

(verb) to talk informally w ppl offer/give unwanted advice

sobriquet

(noun) nickname

affirm

(verb) state or assert positively; maintain as true

altruistic

(adjective) selfless, thinking of others before yourself; magnanimous

ascertain

(verb) to determine if something is certain

colossus

(noun) something that is huge in size or importance

constraint

(noun) a restriction or limitation

constrain

(verb) to compel or force someone to do something; require; pressure

delusion

(noun) a false belief or opinion, an idea not based on reality

disheveled

(adjective) looking untidy

imprudent

(adjective) not showing care for the consequence of an action; foolish

oblivion

(noun) a state of nothingness

preoccupied

(adjective) absorbed in thought

prominent

(adjective) important or well-known

rescind

(verb) to cancel or withdraw

unprecedented

(adjective) never done or known before

anti-semitic

(adjective) hating or discriminating against Jewish people

camaraderie

(noun) a good friendship

exalted

(adjective) held in high regard or in high status

exalt

(verb) to praise or hold in high regard

gallows

(noun) a structure for the hanging of people

invectives

(noun) abusive, insulting language

paternal/maternal

(adjective) related to father/mother

ration

(noun) an amount of food, water, or other supplies given to a person, usually when they are scarce

redemption

(noun) being saved from sin or error

redeem

(verb) having been saved from sin or error

sanctify

(verb) declared holy

sublime

(adjective) of such excellence, grandeur or beauty to inspire great admiration

surreptitiously

(adverb) done in a secretive or sneaky manner

surreptitious

(adjective) a sneaky or secretive manner

vigor

(noun) active strength or force

juxtapose

(verb) place two things next to each other with contrasting effect

nuance

(noun) a subtle difference in meaning; fine distinction; variation

nuanced

(adjective) complex; complicated; characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression

fascist

(noun) someone who supports fascism idealogy

hearth

(noun) the floor around a fireplace or the area near the fireplace

strew

(verb) to scatter or spread things untidily over a surface or area

supplication

(noun) action of asking or begging someone earnestly

suppliant

(noun) beggar

garland/chaplet

(noun) wreath of flowers & leaves worn on head for decoration

affliction

(noun) something that causes pain or suffering; disease; plague

defilement

(noun) desecration; impurity; corrupting; pollution

enquiry

(noun) act of asking for information; investigation; query; search

pilgrimage

(noun) a religious journey

augury

(noun) a sign of something that will happen

compunction

(noun) feeling of guilt; worries; doubts

edict

(noun) official order or command

lustration

(noun) process of making someone pure

beget

(verb) bring something into existence

clairvoyant

(noun) person who can see into the future; oracle; prophet

expedient

(noun) means of attaining an end; scheme

pestilence

(noun) a fatal epidemic, disease

temperate

(adjective) showing moderation or self-restraint

opportune

(adjective) favorable

prudent

(adjective) act of being careful

insolence

(noun) rude or disrespectful behavior

infamy

(noun) being famous for something bad

infamous

(adjective) being famous for something bad

decrepit

(adjective) feeble; weak; bad shape

acrimonious

(adj) (typically out of speech or a debate) angry and bitter; vitriolic; rancorous; nasty

harbinger

(noun) a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; sign

ubiquitous

(adj) present, appearing, or found everywhere; universal

magnanimous

(adj) very generous or forgiving, especially towards rival or someone less powerful; benevolent

omniscient

(adj) all knowing

omnipotent

(adj) all powerful

nefarious

(adj) wicked or criminal; heinous

anachronistic

(adj) belonging to a period other than it appears

abhor

(verb) regard with disgust & hatred; loathe

bon vivant

(noun) person who enjoys a luxurious lifestyle

aberration

(noun) deviating from standard; anomaly; oddity

sagacity

(noun) wisdom; being sagacious (opposite of naivete)

sagacious

(adj) wise; sage; shrewd (opposite of naive)

demagogue

(noun) political leader who seeked support by making false promises and preying on fear

pretentious

(adj) attempting to impress by showing off; snobbish

deluge

(verb) to overwhelm with great quantity of something; to flood; bombard

deluge (noun)

(noun) severe flood(literal or metaphorical)

subdued

(adj) quiet and rather reflective or depressed; somber; woebegone; lowkey

subdued (verb)

(verb) to overcome, quiet, or bring under control

dossier

(noun) collection of documents about particular person/event; data; report

evanescent

(adj) soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; vanishing

haughty

(adj) arrogant or pompous

venerable

(adj) respected due to age

laud

(verb) to praise, applaud

laudable

(adj) deserving praise

obstinate

(adj) refusing to change

mundane

(adj) lacking excitement

rancorous

(adj) characterized by bitterness or resentment

rancor

(noun) bitterness