Vocab lesson 2 Flashcards
Antithesis
Love is the antithesis of hate.
An exact opposite; an opposite extreme
Impotent
Without the gun, he felt impotent.
Powerless; lacking strength
Maelstrom
His emotions were like a maelstrom, and he couldn’t decide what course to follow
Whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
Emendation
The last edition of the book contains many emendations from the original
A correction
Chagrin
Joanne had never felt such chagrin as when she fell into a mud puddle in front of her fiancés family
Embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
Bauble
John had to find some kind if bauble to give Mary for Christmas.
A showy but useless thing
Diaphanous
The diaphanous gown was beautiful, but Gloria wasn’t sure she had the nerve to wear it
Very sheer and light
Labyrinth
The mice were made to run through a labyrinth in order to reach the cheese
A complicated network of winding passages; a maze
Gloat
The track team gloated over their latest victory
To look at or think about with great satisfaction
Impediment
The supervisor wouldn’t be an impediment to her advancement
A barrier; obstruction
Bestial
He took a bestial delight in tormenting the captive slaves
Savage; brutal
Effete
Although worn down by age and a life of hard work, the man was far from effete
Worn out; barren
Shard
The doctor pulled a shard of glass from the girls arm
A fragment
Bland
The food at the restaurant was very bland
Mild; tasteless; dull
Nihilism
Nihilism rejects established laws and order, but it offers nothing in their place
A total rejection of established laws
