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Section 1
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Fond of company, social
Gregarious
slightly or indirectly related to something, not closely connected to something
always rambling off on a tangential story. She filled her speech with tangential thoughts out of nervousness
cheerful and in a good mood.
Jovial and vivacious and lived with an inner freedom that could hardly be imagined by most.
to imitate in an absurd way
modern architecture can respect the old without aping its style
unusually or disproportionately large
law students exposed to inordinate stress levels. The case had taken up an inordinate amount of time.
To describe or portray precisely
Delineated in kerouac's later work
considered to embody characteristics that are considered more feminine than masculine
effeminate
To great to be expressed in words
Ineffable
having or showing a dislike of other people
a misanthropic, drunken, loner.
contemptuous ridicule or mockery
My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief, to deride
A sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear.
Mellifluous
Extremely delicate and light, not of this world
Ethereal
self assertive in an rude or overbearing way. Having an ostentatious or tasteless appearance.
he was brash, cocky, and arrogant at the party. The cafe was a brash new building.
The realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and as complex as your own
Sonder
quiet, shy, modesty. quiet and polite
sitting demurely in the corner. Demure (adjective)
not likely to bother or offend anyone
innocuous statements
Producing a display of rainbow like colors (adj)
Iridescent
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage
Despondent
Of a disease: extremely harmful... Also bitterly hostile
Virulent anti-Semitism. a virulent tropical maladie.
to shock or excite someone into taking action
The urgency in his voice galvanized them to take action
Full of energy, the quality of being cheerful, energetic
Exuberance
Lying face upwards
He was supine
optimistic or positive, especially in a bad situation
He remains sanguine about the prospects for the global economy. Sanguinity
The warmth of the sun in the cold winter
Apricity
Not being what it purports to be
Spurious
gradually spread through or over
old age is suffused with youth. Her cheeks were suffused with color.
growing or existing in a certain place or region, common
endemic to our culture
Mental inactivity, lethargy, a lack of interest or concern
They teetered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism. Torpor surrounding the intellectual movement of the times.
something that makes a process happen or happen more quickly (noun)
The ending of the cold war gave new impetus to idealism.
showing a deliberate desire to behave in a way that is undesirable or unacceptable. Contrary to what is believed or accepted and practiced
Kate's perverse decision. It was considered a perverse theory at the time
incapable of surviving in an environment (because of a deleterious genetic constitution)
these rights would be inviable in such an environment
relating to the person or thing for which something is named.
Goes back to Ben and Jerry's eponymous brand of ice cream. The indian novel ramania's eponymous hero Rama.
a person opposed to technological progress (n)
Brits who destroyed machinery in 19th c. "A small-minded luddite opposed to advances of modern medicine."
Wicked, Villainous activities
Nefarious
not showing any concern for the problems or suffering of other people
Under his charm was something cold and callous.
showing no understanding of what is proper or acceptable. Rude and insensitive
Crass assumptions men make about women
A certain homesickness or longing for a home that maybe never was (welsh)
Hiraeth (heereth)
(n) the use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something
She was old, and had lost a lot of her guile
A self confident young fellow (romeo and juliette)
Princox
a place, person, or institution strongly maintaining particular attitudes, values, or activities.
a bastion of liberal orthodoxy. The last bastion of male only suffrage in Europe
to try hard to achieve something
He's endeavoring to complete his first novel.
The resolution of a narrative
Denouement
unpleasant and bright in color/ shocking or sensational
lurid food colorings. The more lurid details of the massacre were too much for the children.
to fit or to cause to fit together easily or conveniently
plans to allow parents to dovetail their work and their family commitments.
The state of being infatuated w someone ( noun)
Limerence
Inflexible, relentless, inescapable, inevitable
Inexorable march of new tech
highest point or development of something
His appearance in Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career
Done in a secret way
Surreptitious glances cast at one another across the table
living out a duplicitous existence
marked by duplicity, deceitfulness in conduct
relating to the body as opposed to relating to the spirit
believing in corporeal immortality
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