HWL Alientation word list

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This list of words corresponds with the works from our Alientation unit in Honors World Literature.
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  1. vermin
    any of various small animals or insects that are pests
  2. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  3. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  4. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  5. obstinacy
    resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
  6. rectify
    make right or correct
  7. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  8. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  9. impracticable
    not capable of being carried out or put into practice
  10. intuition
    instinctive knowing, without the use of rational processes
  11. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  12. empathize
    be understanding of
  13. monomaniac
    a person suffering from monomania
  14. garret
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house
  15. perturbation
    the act of causing disorder
  16. plaintively
    in a manner expressing sorrow
  17. expostulate
    reason with for the purpose of dissuasion
  18. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  19. foppish
    overly concerned with extreme elegance in dress and manner
  20. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  21. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  22. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  23. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  24. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  25. trifle
    a detail that is considered insignificant
  26. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  27. propensity
    a natural inclination
  28. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  29. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  30. coercion
    using force to cause something to occur
  31. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  32. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  33. diminutive
    very small
  34. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  35. revel
    take delight in
  36. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  37. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  38. callous
    emotionally hardened
  39. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  40. redemption
    the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
Created on 六月 1, 2012 (updated 一月 5, 2024)

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