Vocabulary #2: The Joy Luck Club Flashcards
Irrevocable
(Adj) not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be undone or changed; unalterable.
Inviolable
(Adj) incapable of being violated; incorruptible; unassailable. Secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration.
Mundane
(Adj) of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly. Common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.
Sonorous
(Adj) loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound; high and full in sound, as language or verse.
Sully
(V) to soil, stain, or tarnish. To mar the purity of; defile.
Tact
(N) a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. A keen sense of what is appropriate, tasteful, or aesthetically pleasing; taste; discrimination.
Translucent
(Adj) permitting light to pass through but diffusing it do that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible. Easily understandable; lucid. Clear; transparent.
Unequivocal
(Adj) no equivocal; unambiguous; clear; absolute; having only one possible meaning or interpretation.
Impotent
(Adj) not potent; lacking power or ability. Utterly unable to do something. Without force or effectiveness. Lacking bodily strength or physically helpless. For a male: unable to have sexual intercourse.
Meander
(V) proceed by or take a winding or indirect course. To wander aimlessly; ramble.
Docile
(Adj) submissive. Easily managed or handled; tractable. Readily trained or taught; teachable.
Impertinent
(Adj) intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil. Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant.
Chide
(V) to express disapproval of; scold; reproach.
Pious
(Adj) having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations. Characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious.
Opulent
(Adj) wealthy, rich, it affluent. Luxurious. Richly supplied; abundant or plentiful.
