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