Untitled Vocabulary List PDF

1 contrived adj. showing effects of planning or manipulation 2 conceivable adj. capable of being imagined 3 scrutinize v. look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail 4 furtive adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy 5 falter v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way...

1 contrived adj. showing effects of planning or manipulation 2 conceivable adj. capable of being imagined 3 scrutinize v. look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail 4 furtive adj. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy 5 falter v. move hesitatingly, as if about to give way 6 predicament n. an unpleasant or difficult situation 7 nebulous adj. lacking definite form or limits 8 formidable adj. inspiring fear or dread 9 primal adj. having existed from the beginning 10 plausible adj. apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful 11 specious adj. plausible but false 12 vindictiveness n. a hateful desire for revenge 13 deride v. treat or speak of with contempt 14 sinister adj. wicked, evil, or dishonorable 15 odious adj. extremely repulsive or unpleasant 16 flinch v. draw back, as with fear or pain 17 dissemble v. hide under a false appearance 18 contempt n. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike 19 inscrutable adj. difficult or impossible to understand 20 equivocal adj. open to two or more interpretations 21 futile adj. producing no result or effect 22 apprehensive adj. in fear or dread of possible evil or harm 23 demeanor n. the way a person behaves toward other people 24 gambol n. light-hearted recreational activity for amusement 25 compromising adj. vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion 26 annihilation n. total destruction 27 endure v. continue to exist 28 repudiate v. cast off 29 palimpsest n. a manuscript on which more than one text has been written 30 multifarious adj. having many aspects