marple vocab set

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

suppliant

laudable

acuity

(noun) sharpness, keenness, typically of thought, vision, or hearing

stimuli

(noun) event that evokes tissue or nerve in body

propensity

(noun) an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way

transcend

(verb) be or go beyond the range or limits of

precarious

(adjective) not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

profusely

(adverb) to a great degree; in large amounts

perfunctory

(adjective) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection

petulantly

(adverb) in a manner that is childishly sulky or bad-tempered

defiantly

(adverb) in a manner that shows open resistance or bold disobedience

caveat

(noun) a warning of specific stipulations; conditions; warnings; caution

loquacious

(adj) talkative; chatty

nihilistic

(adj) rejecting all religions & morale principles in the belief that life is meaningless

hyperbole

(noun) over exxageration

hyperbolic

(adj) exaggerated

ombudsman

(noun) official appointed to investigate individuals complaints against maladministration, especially public authorities

uninterested

(adj) bored, unconcerned, or indifferent

disinterested

(adj) impartial or unbiased

ad nauseum

(adverb) hackneyed; referring to something hackneyed

pejorative

(adj or noun) expressing contempt or disapproval; derogatory

imprevious

(adj) unaffected by; immune to

epitome

(noun) person or something that is perfect example of something; quintessence

drab

(adj) uninteresting, dull; unexciting; mundane

galvanize

(verb) shock or excite someone into taking action; motivate; vitalize

beguile

(verb) charm or enchant someone in a deceptive way; trick; bewitch

tete-a-tete

(noun) a private conversation between two people; heart-to-heart; one-on-one

bequeath

(verb) pass down to; entrust

ad hominem

(adj or adverb) arguments that attack persons character rather than reasoning

dramatic irony

audience knows something the character doesn’t

skene

changing room

theatron

where audience sits

parados (object)

ramps where chorus enter and exit

aside

intended for audience and not characters to hear

allusion

reference to famous thing or your own life

mythological allusion

reference to a piece of mythology

ode

lyric poem to praise something

paean

song of joy or triumph

tragedy (dictionary)

a play dealing with tragic events and downfall of main character

belies

(verb) fail to give true notion or impression of something; disguise or contradict

empirical

(adj) based on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

benign

(adj) gentle and kindly; (of a disease) not harmful

insular

(adj) ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience

semantic

(adj) relating to meaning in language or logic

hone

(noun) to sharpen (a blade or one’s abilities)

quandary

(noun) a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation; dilemma; predicament

nascent

(adj) (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and starts to display signs of future potential; developing; emerging

malignant

(adj) very infectious; fatal; incurable; dangerous

somber

(adj) gloomy; subdued

unanimously

(adverb) completely in agreement

translucent

(adj) allowing some light to pass through

cultivate

(verb) grow; encourage; promote

rickshaw

(noun) a light, two-wheeled hooded vehicle drawn by one or more people

ingot

(noun) a block of steel, gold, silver, or other metal, typically oblong in shape

reproach

(verb) to address someone in a fierce way to express disapproval

ream

(noun) a quantity of paper; rebuke someone fiercely

reverie

(noun) absentminded dreaming while awake; daydream

discordant

(adj) not in agreement or harmony; incongruous

lament

(verb) regret strongly; mourn a persons death

shou

respect for ancestors, elderly, and family

dowry

(noun) money or property brought by a brides family to her husband

concubine

(noun) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife; secondary wife

insolent

(adj) arrogant; disrespectful; rude; insulting

ni

traitor; disrespect for elders and ancestors

sojourn

(noun) a temporary stay; visit

(verb) stay somewhere temporarily

laborious & arduous

(adj) requires lots of effort, difficult

circuitous

(adjective) longer than the most direct way; roundabout

ornery

(adjective) bad tempered; grouchy, grumpy

jargon

(noun) technical language; words used in specific professions

legalese

(noun) formal and technical legal language; legal jargon

laconic

(adj) using very few words; concise; brief

neophyte

(noun) person who is new to subject or school; novice

veracity

(noun) conformity to facts; accuracy; truthfullness

farce

(noun) absurd event; sham; mockery

farcical

(adj) relating to or resembling farce; ridiculous

besotted

(adj) strongly infatuated with; smitten with; in love with

missive

(noun) a letter, especially a long or official one

dotard

(noun) old, senile person

solidarity

(noun) unity or agreement of feeling or action among individuals with common interest; unity

amalgamation

(noun) action, process, or result of combining; merger

mercurial

(adj) (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes in mood, moody, volatile

coup d’etat

(noun) sudden, violent seizure of power from government; overthrow; rebellion

idyllic

(adj) (of a time & place) extremely happy, peaceful; ideal; perfect

compulsion

(noun) the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint; compulsory

implicit

(adj) implied though not plainly expressed

reaffirmation

(noun) reassertion or confirmation of a fact or belief

resilience

(noun) the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

orthodoxy

(noun) authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice

sanctity

(noun) the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly

dogma

(noun) a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true

dissenter

(noun) a person who holds an opposing opinion, a person who dissents

naiveté

(noun) a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement

anomaly

(noun) something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected; aberration

dearth

(noun) a scarcity or lack of something; scarcity