vocabulary 5

vulnerable

adjective) capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon

poignant

(adjective) affecting or moving the emotions: a poignant scene

egregious

(adjective) extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar

tenuous

(adjective) lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak: a tenuous argument

vicarious

(adjective) performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment or vicarious thrill

fractious

(adjective) readily angered; crabby; irritable; quarrelsome: an incorrigibly fractious young man

irrecoverable

(adjective) unable to be recovered, remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss

shibboleth

(noun) a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons

subterfuge

(noun) a trick or maneuver used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

cornucopia

(noun) an abundant, overflowing supply, or any symbol of abundance: my history teacher was a cornucopia of knowledge

apparition

(noun) ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith: a ghostly apparition

candor

(noun) the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness: The candor of the speech impressed us

wheedle

(verb) to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent

precipitate

(verb) to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis

surmise

(verb) to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; guess; conjecture