Vocabulary Workshop Lessons 3 and 4
Ineffectual
(Adjecitve) unable to bring about a desired result; inadequate
Indomitable
(Adjective) Unconquerable; unyielding; not easily overcome
Indignant
(Adjective) angered by the unfairness or meanness of something
Malleable
(Adjective) capable of being shaped by hammering or pressing; having the capacity to be changed easily
Amiable
(Adjective) friendly; agreeable; good-natured
Whimsical
(Adjective) full of curious ideas or notions; oddly out of the ordinary; unpredictable
Callous
(Adjective) lacking mercy; insenstive; thick and hardened; having calluses
Mystic
(Adjective) mysterious; (Noun) a person who believes that truth or God can best be known through spiritual insight or experience
Melodramatic
(Adjective) overly dramatic, emotional, or sentimental; sensational
Judicious
(Adjective) sensible; wise and careful; discreet; prudent
Apprehensive
(Adjective) uneasy; fearful about the future
Vibrant
(Adjective) vibrating rapidly; energetic, vigorous; produced by vibration (as in sound); stimulating
Verbatim
(Adverb) in exact words; (Adjective) following the original exactly
Visage
(Noun) a face or facial expression; appearance
Personification
(Noun) a figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities; a person or a thing that perfectly represents an idea or quality
Bayou
(Noun) a marshy inlet or outlet of a river or lake, especially parts of southern United States
Succumb
(Verb) to die; to yield or give in to an overpowering force or desire
Grimace
(Verb) to make a face showing pain, annoyance, and the like; (Noun) a distortion of the face to show pain, annoyance and the like
Paraphrase
(Verb) to state the meaning in other words; (Noun) a rewording of the meaning of a text
Commendable
(Adjective) praiseworthy; deserving approval or credit