Vocab List One
The act of departing or deviating from the normal, or usual course; a deviation from the typical way of something
Aberration
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
Verbose
A feeling of hatred/hostility among people
Animosity
Strict or severe in manner, appearance, or behavior; simple or unadorned
Austere
Person place or thing
Noun
disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomforting, or confusing
Disconcerting
having or inclined to doubt or question about a particular subject; suspicious or doubtful
Skeptical
To surrender to accept defeat
Capitulate
A vocabulary or type of language spoken among a particular group of people that is usually hard to understand by outsiders
Jargon
Description word, a word that describes something
Adjective
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secretive, sly or shifty
Furtive
an unreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized person; a savage/irreligious, uncultured, or uncivilized
Heathen
Precise; paying close attention to detail
Meticulous
Unsophisticated or narrow-minded; lacking refinement
Provincial
Action word
Verb
necessary to the completeness of the whole; important, extremely vital or necessary
Integral
convenient; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances/a resource or means to an end result
Expedient
To revoke or cancel; take back (usually a law, order, or agreement)
Rescind
To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of; confirm
Substantiate
Expresses the writer's attitude
Tone
to make legally or formally truthful, just or well-founded; to officially approve
Validate
to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to scold, but in a mild and good-willed manner
Admonish
Persistent; determined; strong-willed
Tenacious
Having an untidy or messy appearance
Central idea or message of a story, the main topic or main idea of a text
Theme