COMP: Memory Keepers Daughter 1964 Vocab
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- Ossified
- adj. hardened or turned into bone; unable to change
- Ossified synonym
- Rigid
- Ossified antonym
- Flexible
- Metatarsal
- n. One of the five long bones in the middle part of the foot
- Metatarsal synonym
- Foot bone
- Aberration
- n. Something unusual or different from what is normal
- Aberration synonym
- Anomaly
- Aberration antonym
- Normality
- Disparate
- adj. Very different or unrelated
- Disparate synonym
- Dissimilar
- Flaccid
- adj. Lacking firmness or strength, limp
- Flaccid synonym
- Limp
- Flaccid antonym
- Firm
- Volition
- n. The ability to make a choice or decision
- Volition synonym
- Free Will
- Volition antonym
- Coercion
- Redolent
- adj. Having a strong or pleasant smell; suggestive of something
- Redolent synonym
- Fragrant
- Redolent antonym
- Odorless
- Coalesce
- v. To come together to form one whole
- Coalesce synonym
- Unite
- Coalesce antonym
- Separate
- Indeterminate
- adj. not clearly known, decided, or defined
- Indeterminate synonym
- Uncertain
- Indeterminate antonym
- Certain
- Compunction
- n. a feeling of guilt or regret about doing something wrong
- Compunction synonym
- Remorse
- Compunction antonym
- Indifference
- Vacillate
- v. to repeatedly change between different choices or opinions
- Vacillate synonym
- Waver
- Vacillate antonym
- Decide
- Sate
- v. To satisfy completely, especially a desire or appetite
- Sate synonym
- Satisfy
- Sate antonym
- Deprive
- Unwieldy
- adj. Difficult to handle or move because of size, shape, or weight
- unwieldy synonym
- Cumbersome
- unwieldy antonym
- Manageable
- Nemesis
- n. A powerful opponent or someone who causes another's downfall
- Nemesis synonym
- Adversary
- Nemesis antonym
- Ally
- Chasten
- v. To make someone less proud or confident, often through punishment or criticism
- Chasten synonym
- Humble
- Chasten antonym
- Encourage
- Macabre
- adj. Disturbing because it involves death or horror
- Macabre synonym
- Grim
- Macabre antonym
- Cheerful
- Inertia
- n. A lack of movement or unwillingness to change
- Inertia synonym
- Inactivity
- Inertia antonym
- Action
- Assuage
- v. to make an unpleaseant feeling or situation less intense
- Assuage synonym
- Relieve
- Assuage anyonym
- Aggrivate
- Preemptive
- a. Done before an expected event to prevent or reduce its effects
- Preemptive synonym
- Preventive
- Preemptive antonym
- Reactive
- Transient
- adj. Lasting only a short time, temporary
- Transient synonym
- Temporary
- Transient antonym
- Permanent