11th Grade English - Lesson 2 Vocabulary

bland

adj. mild; tasteless; dull

impotent

adj. powerless; lacking strength

bestial

adj. savage; brutal

diaphanous

adj. very sheer and light

effete

adj. worn out; barren

impediment

n. a barrier; obstruction

labyrinth

n. a complicated network of winding passages; a maze

emendation

n. a correction

shard

n. a fragment

bauble

n. a showy but useless thing

nihilism

n. a total rejection of established laws

antithesis

n. an exact opposite; an opposite extreme

chagrin

n. embarrassment; a complete loss of courage

maelstrom

n. whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind

gloat

v. to look at or think about with great satisfaction