NLN-PAX Vocabulary from Study Guide

explicit fully and clearly expressed partisan biased, emotional allegiance limbo an intermediate, transitional succumbing to give way to superior force; yield malingering to pretend illness, to avoid work, etc avarice insatiable greed for riches admonition counsel, advice, or caution veneration the act of treating with profound respect animosity strong dislike menial lowly / degrading nominal not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously cynical distrusting the motives of others candid completely honest, straightforward eloquent fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech continuum a continuous extent, series, or whole symposium a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject presumptuous bold of forward; going beyond that which is proper vacillated indecisive or irresolute transgressed go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.) ascetic self-denying agitated to move or force into violent, irregular action; shake incongruous out of place; inappropriate; unbecoming; dissident disagreeing adamant unyielding; persistent nondescript of no particular type or kind;uninteresting; dull lope to move or run with bounding steps canter an easy gallop saunter to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll falter to hesitate; to move unsteadily pretentious done for show, striving to make a big impression; ambitious taciturn reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation garrulous excessively talkative in a rambling, especially about trivial matters voluble glib; talkative culpable deserving blame mundane common; ordinary, melancholy a gloomy state of mind scrupulous a moral or ethical standard that inhibits certain actions mercenary working or acting merely for money or other reward disdainful treat with contempt; despise; scornful laudable deserving praise (Oh, lawd!) stagnant stale from standing depraved corrupt, wicked, or perverted squalid foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy; miserable dogged persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious aloof reserved; disinterested solicitous anxious or concerned supercilious arrogant, scornful unscrupulous lacking moral restraint; conscienceless vociferous loud and noisy obfuscate obscure; confuse lurid causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational lucrative bringing in money; profitable pusillanimous cowardly quiescent inactive; at rest; motionless melodrama A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response. pathos evoking a feeling of pity or compassion; pity illicit illegal; not permitted elicit bring out from some source (such as another person) tacit quiet, inclined to talk very little calamity an event that causes great misfortune; a disaster conversion being converted; turning us away from sin and toward God. impassioned filled with intense feeling / passion impertinent rude; disrespectful impetuous acting suddenly without thought martyr a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion interloper one who moves in where he or she is not wanted/intruder indomitable unconquerable reproved to criticize or correct; disapprove of strongly conversant familiar by use or study gamut an entire range or series guile sly/cunning, deceit naiveté/callow lack of sophistication; simplicity apex the highest point, tip pseudonym a pen name, name assumed by a writer acronym a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series synonym a word that means the same as another word antonym a word that means the opposite of another word stupefied stunned; astonished incredulous disbelieving, skeptical furtive done slyly, sneaky ; stolen