Vignette vocab

23 cards·by hardinga

Plight

a difficult or bad situation, which a person experiences

Infuriated

extremely angry

implausible

difficult to believe

skeptic

a person with a doubting attitude

punctual

arriving exactly at the appointed time

abduct

to kidnap

compulsion

a very strong desire to do something

fateful

important because it has a strong effect on future events

ferocious

very fierce or violent

gravity

seriousness

lenient

not strict

rancorous

full of bitterness and ill-will

cajole

to coax; persuade

cursory

done in quick superficial way; hasty

pompous

exaggerated sense of ones's self

reckless

without thought of danger; irresponsible

aesthetic

ideas about beauty; attractive

coax

entice; urge

neophyte

someone who is new to something

fickle

likely to change

impertinent

rude

opulent

characterized by rich and abundance

meticulous

painstaking attention to details