8A Vocab Week 6. solicitude Noun Anxiety and concern; concern for the well-being of others “After...
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8A Vocab Week 6
solicitude
• Noun
• Anxiety and concern; concern for the well-being of others
• “After leaving for college, she called home twice a week to quell her parents’ solicitude.”
trepidation
• Noun
• A state of fearful uncertainty; dread
• He awaited the score on his midterm exams with great trepidation.
waif
• Noun
• A homeless person, especially an orphaned child
• The young waif sometimes sleeps in a tunnel beneath the highway bridge.
taint
• Verb
• To corrupt or ruin by contaminating
• The scientist tainted the laboratory sample when she touched it without wearing gloves.
assuage
• Verb
• To make less severe or painful
• Her soft words temporarily assuaged the child’s fears.
celestial
• Adjective
• Of or relating to the sky or heavens
• Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial bodies and their characteristics.
blasphemous
• Adjective
• Disrespectful toward what is considered sacred
• Jack was a religious man, and he took offense when others made blasphemous remarks.
exuberant
• Adjective
• Emotionally unrestrained and joyful; lavish, abundant
• Her exuberant expression relieved our fears of her being angry with us.
heretic
• Noun
• A person whose opinions conflict with established popular beliefs
• Because the heretic openly questioned longstanding traditions, she was forced to leave the village.
incorrigible
• Adjective
• Incapable of correction or rehabilitation
• The lengthy prison sentence gave the incorrigible man more time to plan for his next offense.