TKM Vocab Words

Ascertain

Find out for certain

Illicit

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom

Melancholy

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

Affliction

Something that causes pain or suffering

Contemporary

Living or occurring at the same time

Benevolent

Well meaning and kindly

Vain

Producing no result; useless

Grim

Forbidding or uninviting

Benign

Gentle; kindly

Innate

Inborn; natural

Fanatic

A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause

Motivation

The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

Idealist

A person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations

Tacit

Understood or implied without being stated

Apprehension

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Circumstantial

Pointing indirectly toward someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it

Precise

Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail

Impassive

Not feeling or showing emotion

Tribute

An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration

Context

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed

Remorse

Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

Credible

Able to be believed; convincing

Transient

Lasting only for a short time; impermanent

Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

Interminable

Endless

Prodigy

A person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities

Conjectured

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Eminent

Used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality

Monotonous

Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest

Incongruity

The state of being incongruous or out of keeping