Allien Vocab

words/definitions

18 cards·by cozadm

plight

a difficult or bad situation, which a person experiences

infuriated

extremely angry

implausible

a person with a doubting attitude

skeptic

a person with a doubting attitude

punctual

arriving exactly at the appointed time

abduct

to kidnap

compulsion

a very strong desire to do something

fateful

important because it has a strong effect on future events

ferocious

very fierce or violent

gravity

seriousness

lenient

not strict

rancorous

full of bitterness and ill-will

cajole

to coax; persuade

cursory

done in a quick superficial way; hasty

pompous

exaggerated sense of one's self

reckless

without thought of danger; irresponsible

vilify

defame; speak ill of; slander

vicarious

serving instead of someone else; substitution