Vocabulary #8 – Period 2
1. feign feyn] Spell
verb
1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
to feign sickness.
2. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse.
3. to imitate deceptively: to feign another's voice.
4. to make believe; pretend: She's only feigning, she isn't really ill.
Origin: 1250-1300; Middle English
2. raucous [raw-kuh s] Spell
adjective
1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.
Origin: 1760-70; < Latin
3. bemused [bi-myoozd
adjective
1. / bewildered or confused.2. / lost in thought; preoccupied.
Origin: 1695–1705;
4. guttural [guht-er-uhl]
1. of or pertaining to the throat.
2. harsh; throaty.
Origin: 1585–95; < NL
5. indelible [in-del-uh-buhl] Show IPA
adjective
1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink.
2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like: the indelible memories of war; the indelible influence of a great teacher.
Origin: 1520–30; < Medieval Latin
6.diffident [dif-i-duhnt]
–adjective
1. / lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.2. / restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
Origin:1425–75; late ME < L
7. cloistered [kloi-sterd]
adjective
secluded from the world; sheltered: a cloistered life
Origin: 1575–85
8. assimilate uh-sim-uh-leyt;
verb
1.to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb:
He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
2. to bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust:
to assimilate the new immigrants.
Origin Latin 1570-1580
9. incongruity in-kuh n-groo-i-tee,]
noun,
1. the state of out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming:
an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
3. inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.
Origin: 1525-35; < Late Latin
10. parable [par-uh-buh l]
noun
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
Origin: 1275-1325; Middle English