1. acquiesce (v)--to give in and agree peacefully; to comply PRONUNCIATION-- (AK WE ESS)
§ acquiescence (n)--a peaceful submission or surrender
2. fervent (adj)--full of strong emotion; impassioned
§ fervently (adv)--to do something in a passionate way
§ fervor (n)--passion
3. disposition (noun)--tendency/inclination
4. tenacious (adj)--stubborn or persistent in clinging to one thing.
5. trepidation (noun)--fear; worry
6. temerity (noun)--unwise boldness; rash or reckless behavior
7. uncanny (adj)--strange; mysterious; foreboding evil
8. ominous (adj)--mysterious; dark; hinting at evil
9. vehement (adj)—strongly opposed; passionate
§ vehemence (noun)— intensity or forcefulness of expression
§ vehemently (adv)—in an intense manner
10. defiance (noun)—refusal to obey authority
§ defiant (adj)— boldly resistant or challenging
§ defiantly (adv)— rebelliously; in a rebellious manner
11. insubordinate (adj)—rebellious; disobedient; defiant
§ insubordination (noun)—disobedience
§ insubordinately (adv)—disobediently
12. inadvertently (adv)—not done on purpose; unintentionally; thoughtlessly; accidentally
§ inadvertent—unintentional; accidental; unplanned
13. subjective—(adj.) slanted; biased; based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
§ SAMPLE SENTENCES:
§ The grading, assignments, and tasks in English class are subjective in nature.
§ If the main character is the narrator of a story, the narration will be subjective. 1st person narration—subjective, partial, biased, prejudiced
14. objective—(adj.) unbiased; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
§ SAMPLE SENTENCES:
§ If the narrator of a story is an outsider with no personal investment in the plot, he/she would be considered OBJECTIVE.
15. PERSON] Glutton (N)—a person that overindulges
§ Gluttonous (adj)—taking more than you need/more than necessary
§ [IDEA] Gluttony (n)—the quality of being overindulgent
16. OMNI SCIENT—all knowing
ALL KNOWLEDGE
§ Can be used to discuss narration; can also be used to describe a character/god
17. anomaly (n)—an outsider; someone that is by him/herself on an issue; a loner; outcast “AH-NOM-A-LEE”
§ Anomalous (adj)—having the characteristics of an outsider “AH-NOM-AH-LUS”
18. misanthrope (n)—a person who detests/avoids contact with humans
§ Misanthropic (adj)—detesting humans
19. visionary (n)—a person with foresight and imagination
§ **VIS is a root word meaning “to see” or “sight”**
20. dissension (n)—disagreement in opinion
21. sentient (adj)—capable of having feelings
22. divisive (adj)—troublesome; conflict ridden; tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people
23. persecution (n)--the act of oppressing or harassing with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs
24. impassive (adj)--devoid of emotion; revealing no emotion
25. eradicate (v)--to destroy, get rid of; do away with completely
26. incorrigible (adj)--impossible to correct or reform; very difficult to control
27. rue—to regret exceedingly; feel remorse or sorrow
§ hrowen--made sorry, grieved
28. surreptitious (adj)—secretive, deceptive
§ sub/sur "from under" (hence, "secretly") LATIN rapere "to snatch"
29. stringency —tight or constricted ; rigid , adhering firmly to accepted standards
- stra/stri—stringere "to compress, contract, bind or draw tight"
- SIMILAR: strain, strict
30. disseminate (V)—to disperse or spread everywhere (knowledge or ideas) as if sowing seeds
31. malice (N)—the desire to see another suffer; extreme ill will or spite
32. turbulence (n)—marked by roiling, turmoil, and unrest (THE TRIALS)
