Vocab- Lesson 2

Bland

Adj. mild; tasteless; dull

Impotent

Adj. powerless; lacking strength

Bestial

Adj. savage; brutal

Diaphanous

Adj. very sheer and light; transparent; gossamer

Effete

Adj. worn out; barren

Impediment

N. A barrier; obstruction; obstacle; hindrance

Emendation

N. A correction; improvement; amendment

Labyrinth

N. A maze; complicated network of winding passages

Bauble

N. A showy but useless thing; trinket

Nihilism

N. A total rejection of established laws

Antithesis

N. An exact opposite; converse

Chagrin

N. Embarrassment; complete loss of courage

Shard

N. Fragment

Maelstrom

N. Turbulence; agitated state of mind

Gloat

V. To look or think about with great satisfaction