Nectar in a Sieve Vocabulary

1. acrid [ak_rid] adj. bitter

2. injunctions [in jun_k_shənz] n. restrictions; limitations imposed on a person’s or institution’s freedom

3. jauntily [ jo_n_tə le￣] adv. lightly; easily

4. ravenous [rav_ə nəs] adj. extremely hungry

5. reproach [ri pro￣ch_] v. to blame; to criticize

6. ruddy [rud_e￣] adj. reddish

7. solace [sol_is] n. comfort

8. taciturn [tas_ə turn] adj. silent; reluctant to talk

9. avidly [av_id le￣] adv. eagerly

10. cleave [kle￣v] v. to cut

11. exuberant [i_ zo￣￣o￣_bər ənt] adj. joyfully enthusiastic

12. furtively [fur_tiv le￣] adv. secretively

13. incoherently [in´ko￣ he￣r_ənt le￣] adv. without logic

14. malignant [mə li__nənt] adj. evil

15. speculatively [spek_yə la￣´tiv le￣] adv. questioningly

16. taper [ta￣_pər] n. candle

17. usury [u_zhər e￣] n. lending practice in which unusually high rates of interest are charged

18. amity [am_ə te￣] n. friendship

19. benignly [bi n ￣n_le￣] adv. kindly

20. dolefully [do￣ l_fəl le￣] adv. sorrowfully

21. fitfully [fit_fəl le￣] adv. irregularly

22. inexorably [i nek_sər ə ble￣] adv. mercilessly, relentlessly

23. poignancy [poin_yən ce￣] n. bittersweetness

24. saunter [so_n_tər] v. to stroll

25. truculently [truk_yə lənt le￣] adv. fiercely