RITS Vocab

affecting

(verb.) touching the emotions of

anguish

(noun) excruciating or acute distress, suffering or pain

beseeching

(verb) ask someone urgently to do something; implore

deferred

(verb) to put off an action for a later time

doggedly

(adverb) persistent in effort

outrage

(noun) an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, and indignation

permeated

(verb) spread throughout something; pervade

unobstrusively

(adverb) not attracting attention

vindicated

(verb) clear someone of blame

indictment

(noun) a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.

clinically

(adverb) unemotional, cold

conspicuos

(adj.) to be clearly visible

furtively

(adv.) attempting to avoid attention

futile

(adj.) incapable of producing any useful result

neurotic

(adj.) abnormally anxious, sensitive, and tense

assimilationist

(noun) a person who advocates or participates in racial/cultural integration

coquettishly

(adv.) acting in a way to suggest playful sexual attraction

facetious

(adj.) treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

incredulity

(noun) the state of being unable to believe

oppressive

(adj.) inflicting hardship and conflict especially on a minority

raunchy

(adj.) vulgar and sexually explicit

resignation

(noun) the act of giving up a position

saucily

(adv.) disrespectfully

strident

(adj.) loud and harsh

reflective

(adj.) deep thought, thoughtful

retrogression

(noun) the process of returning to an earlier state, typically a worse one

reverie

(noun) a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream

wrought

(adj) made or fashioned in the specified way