Vocabulary #8 – Period 3 and 5
1.
feign
feyn] Spell
verb
1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
to feign sickness.
2. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse.
3. to imitate deceptively: to feign another's voice.
4. to make believe; pretend: She's only feigning, she isn't really ill.
Origin: 1250-1300; Middle English
2.
raucous
[raw-kuh s] Spell
adjective
1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.
Origin:
1760-70; < Latin
3.
bemused
[bi-myoozd
adjective
1.
bewildered or confused.
2. lost in thought; preoccupied.
Origin: 1695–1705;
4.
guttural [guht-er-uh l]
1. of or pertaining to the throat.
2. harsh; throaty.
Origin: 1585–95; < NL
5.
indelible
adjective
[in-del-uh-buhl] Show IPA
1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible
ink.
2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the
indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher.
Origin: 1520–30; < Medieval Latin
6.diffident [dif-i-duh nt]
–adjective
1.
lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid;
shy.
2. restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
Origin:1425–75; late ME < L
7.
cloistered [kloi-sterd]
adjective
secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life
Origin: 1575–85
8.
tenuous
ten-yoo-uh s]
adjective
1. thin or slender in form, as a thread.
2. lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous
argument.
3. thin in consistency; rare or rarefied.
4. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial:
He holds a rather tenuous position in history.
5. lacking in clarity; vague: He gave a rather tenuous account of his past
life.
Origin: 1590-1600
9.
incongruity
in-kuh n-groo-i-tee,]
noun,
1. the state of out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming:
an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of
parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
3. inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed
principles.
Origin: 1525-35; < Late Latin
10. parable
[par-uh-buh l]
noun
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth,
religious principle, or moral lesson.
Origin: 1275-1325; Middle English