Tacit – Adj. Not spoken.

Implied by or inferred from actions or statements

Latin tacitus, silent, past participle of tac re, to be silent
Sedate – Adj. Serenely composed and dignified in character or manner
Latin s d tus, past participle of s d re, to settle, calm
Capacious – Adj. Capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
From Latin cap x , cap c-, from capere, to take
Convalescence – Noun. Gradual return to health and strength after illness.
The period needed for returning to health after illness.
(no info on origins)
Specters – Noun. A ghostly apparition; a phantom
A haunting or disturbing image or prospect
French spectre, from Latin spectrum, appearance, apparition
Contentious – Adj. Given to contention; quarrelsome
Involving or likely to cause contention; controversial
(no info on origins)
Salient – Adj. Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding
Strikingly conspicuous; prominent
Springing; jumping
– Noun. A military position that projects into the position of the enemy
A projecting angle or part
Latin sali ns , salient- present participle of sal re, to leap
Forlorn – Adj. Appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned
Forsaken or deprived
Wretched of pitiful in appearance or condition
Middle English forloren, past participle of forlesen, to abandon, from Old
English forl osan
Prodigious – Adj. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
Extraordinary; marvelous
Latin pr digi sus, portentous, monstrous, from pr digium, omen
Inveigle – Tr. Verb. To win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
Middle English envegle, alteration of Old French aveugler, to blind, from
aveugle, blind, from Vulgar Latin *aboculus : Latin ab-, away from
Rhetoric(al(ly) – Noun. The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively
(rhetorical – Adj.)(Rhetorically – Adv.)
Middle English rethorik, from Old French rethorique, from Latin rh toric ,
rh torica, from Greek rh torik (tekhn ), rhetorical (art), feminine of rh
torikos, rhetorical, from rh t r, rheto
Deign – Intr. Verb. To think it appropriate to one’s dignity; condescend
– Tr. Verb. To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe
Middle English deinen, from Old French deignier, to regard as worthy, from
Latin dign r , from dignus
Tentative – Adj. Not fully worked out, concluded or agreed on; provisional
Uncertain; hesitant.
Medieval Latin tent t vus, from Latin tent tus, past participle of tent re, to
try, variant of tempt re
Resonant – Adj. Strong and deep in tone; resounding
Having a lasting presence or effect; enduring
Strongly reminiscent; evocative
Latin reson ns , resonant- present participle of reson re, to resound
Sarcasm – Noun. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein, to bite the lips
in rage, from sarx , sark-, flesh

Inure(d) – Tr. Verb. To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged

subjection; accustom
Middle English, back-formation from enured, customary, from in ure : in, in
Insidious – Adj. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
Intended to entrap; treacherous
From Latin nsidi sus, from nsidiae, ambush, from nsid re, to sit upon, lie
in wait for : in-, in, on
Cadre – Noun. A nucleus of trained personnel around which a larger organization can be
built and trained
A tightly knit group of zealots who are actively advancing the interests of
a revolutionary party
French, from Italian quadro, frame, from Latin quadrum, a square
Envenerate - ???? Inveterate?

(not sure if it’s a vocab word)

Inveterate – Adj. Firmly and long established; deep-rooted
Middle English, from Latin inveter tus, past participle of inveter r , to grow
old, endure : in-, causative pref. ; see in- 2 + vetus , veter-, old
Perfunctory – Adj. Done routinely and with little interest or care
Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
Late Latin perf nct rius, from Latin perf nctus, past participle of perfung ,
to get through with : per-, per- + fung , to perform
Exacerbate – Tr. Verb. To incease the severity, violence or bitterness of; aggravate
Latin exacerb re , exacerb t- : ex-, intensive pref. ; see ex- + acerb re, to
make harsh

Tumultuous – Adj. Characterized by tumult; noisy and disorderly

Confusedly or violently agitated
(for tumult)(Middle English tumulte, from Latin tumultus)
Ambience – Noun. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment
French, from ambiant, surrounding, from Latin ambi ns , ambient-
Bombastic – Noun. Grandiloquent, pompour speech or writing.
Alteration of obsolete bombace, cotton padding, from Old French, from Medieval
Latin bombax , bombac-, cotton
Denigrate – Tr. Verb. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame.
To disparage; belittle
Latin d nigr re , d nigr t-, to blacken, defame : d -, de- + niger , nigr-,
black