8. the definition of words
Amorous - showing or expressing love, being in love, enamored
Atoll - enclosing a shallow lagoon, a ring shaped coral reef
Ancillary - subordinate, auxiliary, assisting
Russet - bronze color
Demure - characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved, sober or sedate
Sordid - morally ignoble; vile; meanly selfish, self-seeking, dirty or filthy
Taciturn - inclined to silence, reserved in speech, reluctant to join in conversation
Lewd - inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious; obscene or indecent; obsolete
Lascivious- inclined to lustfulness, arousing sexual desire
Obsolete - low, ignorant, vulgar, vile, wicked, especially of a person; bad, worthless or poor especially of a thing
Domicile - a place of residence; abode; house
Farcical - pertaining to or of the nature of a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than the development of character; a foolish show; mockery
Garrulous - excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters; wordy or diffuse
Insolent - boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
Fastidious - excessively particular, critical or demanding; hard to please
Equanimity - mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium
Ignominy - disgrace; dishonor; public contempt; shameful quality
Stolid - not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
Torrent - a rushing, violent or abundant and unceasing stream of anything
Diaphanous - very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent; delicately hazy
Platitude - a flat, dull or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound
Trepidation - tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; trembling or quivering movement; tremor
Precarious - dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
Procure - to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means; to bring about, especially by unscrupulous and indirect means
Acquiesce - to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent
Reticence - the state of being reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely
Facsimile - an exact copy, as of a book, painting or manuscript; fax
Incessancy - continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending
Nascent - beginning to exist or develop
Inertia - inactivity, sluggishness; the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest
Covetous - inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy
Euphemistic - the substitution of a mild, indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh or blunt
“To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die”
Adulation - excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery
Errant - deviating from the regular or proper course; journeying or traveling adventurously; moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner
Aggrandize - to widen in scope; increase in size or intensity; enlarge; extend; to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank or honor
Nonliturgical - of or relation to formal public worship
Liturgy - a form of public worship; ritual
Pious - having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
Incredulous - disinclined to believe; skeptical