VOCAB
Unusual, strange and often amusing
Whimsical
Consisting of people or things that are all of the same kind
Homogenous
Having a lot of small details or parts that are connected to each other in a complicated way
Carefully planned and produced with many details
To give more details or new information about something
Elaborate
Deliberately cruel and unfair to someone you believed has harmed you in a way that seems unreasonable to others
Vindictive
A poison or disease that is very dangerous and affects people very quickly
Full hatred for something, or expressing this in a strong way
Virulent
Happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized
Haphazard
To make something start burning
To make someone interested, excited, etc.
Kindle
Iconoclast
Documents or books that are very long contain a lot of detail
A piece of clothing is very large and loose
A container is very large and can hold a lot of things
Voluminous
A _________ situation or period of time is on in which there are a lot of sudden changes and often wars or violence
Air or water that moves around a lot because of the wind
__________ crowds or people are noisy and violent
Turbulent
So good or definite that criticism or doubt is impossible
Unimpeachable
Involved in or connected with an activity or situation, but not as one of the main features or people
What you can see to the side of you when you look straight ahead
In the outer area of something, or relating to this area
________ equipment can be connected to a computer and used with it
Peripheral
formal to make something or thinking about something which is generally accepted or copied
formal a very clear or typical example of something
technical an example or pattern of a word, showing all its forms in grammar
Paradigm
Eating or desiring large quantities of food
Extremely eager to read books and gain knowledge
Voracious
A _______ agreement, approval, support, etc. is given without actually being spoken or officially agreed to
Tacit
Seeming to be wrong, inappropriate, strange, or unexpected in a particular situation
Incongruous
To stop something from happening or to stop someone from doing something, by making it seem difficult or threatening people with punishment
Deter
formal to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected
technical to separate a solid substance from a liquid by chemical action , or to be separated in this way
formal to make someone fall down or forward with great force
Precipitate
A _________ child behaves like an adult in some ways, for example by asking difficult and intelligent questions
Precocious
Formal disagreement between people
An annoying sound produced by a group of musical notes that do not go together well
Discord
Not hurt by a bad or dangerous situation
Unscathed
Seeming to be everywhere
Ubiquitous
Not obeying rules of moral behavior, especially those concerning a profession
Unethical
A natural tendency to behave in a particular way or cause something
Propensity