Nectar in a Sieve Vocabulary

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