Cycle 2 Vocab- Antithesis-Maelstrom

Impotent

(adjective) Ineffective; powerless; helpless After tearing my ligament in my leg, I was impotent. There was nothing I could do about it.

Bestial

(adjective) beast like; brutal; inhuman; very cruel My brother is very bestial when it comes to me. He's extremely over protective but I love em'.

Bland

(adjective) lacking flavor or zest; dull My pizza had such a bland taste. It tastes like straight up nothing!

Diaphanous

(adjective) very sheer and light There was this amazing, beautiful, diaphanous jellyfish when I went shark cage dicing with my sister.

Effete

(adjective) worn out; barren Coming home from work, I was constantly effete.

Impediment

(noun) Something that gets in the way; obstacle The school was so huge, everything seemed like a complete impediment.

Maelstrom

(noun) Violent whirlpool; any chaotic, turbulent situation The maelstrom of the hurricane was heart breaking so so many people, including myself.

Emendation

(noun) a correction I accepted the emendations my teacher made on my report card.

Shard

(noun) a fragment My dad accidentally made me step on a small shard.

Nihilism

(noun) belief in nothing

Chagrin

(noun) embarrassment Much to Trooper's (embarrassment) CHAGRIN, he had to wear the "cone of shame."

Labyrinth

(noun) maze The labyrinth was full of scary and mysterious things.

Antithesis

(noun) opposite Love is the (opposite) ANTITHESIS of Hate.

Bauble

(noun) trinket; cheap jewel; trifle My mom has a closet full of baubles.

Gloat

(verb) To brag My sister is always gloating about the new baby she is giving birth to.