TFA Vocabulary

Prowess

noun: bravery in battle skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Revere

verb: feel deep respect or admiration for (something).--> French

Discern

verb: perceive or recognize (something)

Uncanny

adj: strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Imperious

adj: assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Emissary

noun: a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative

Interim

noun: the intervening time
Adj: in or for the intervening period; provisional or temporary--> relating to less than a full year's business activity
Adv: meanwhile

Capricious

adj: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior (French)

Incipient

adj: in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop (of a person) developing into a specified type or role

Contemptible

adj: deserving contempt; despicable

Dregs

noun: the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds

Meager

adj: (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality (of a person or animal) lean; thin

Fend

verb: look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others--> defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker

Brusqueness

adj: curt, short, and gruff
French word meaning "lively, fierce"
Italian word (brusco) meaning "coarse, rough

Abomination

noun: a thing that causes disgust or hatred: a feeling of hatred.

Poignant

adj: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret sharp or pungent in taste or smell

Deft

adj: neatly skillful and quick in one's movements
demonstrating skill and cleverness

Mortar

noun: a cup-shaped receptacle made of hard material, in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used especially in cooking or pharmacy

Subdue

verb: overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
bring (a country or people) under control by force

Harbinger

noun: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another--> a forerunner of something

Copious (ly)

adj: abundant in supply or quantity profuse in speech or ideas

Expel

verb: force out or eject (something), especially from the body

Jest

noun: a thing said or done for amusement; a joke
Verb: talking in an amusing way

Succulent

adj: (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty
Noun: succulent plant

Haggle

verb: dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

Rebuke

verb/noun: express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or action

Amiss

adj: not quite right; inappropriate or out of place

Listless

adj: (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm

Agility

noun: ability to move quickly and easily: good coordination

Approbation

noun: approval or praise

Trifle

noun a thing of little value or importance
treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect.

Prominent

adj: important; famous

Lamentation

noun: the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

Tumult

noun: a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people: chaos

Inadvertent

adj: not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning: accidental

Prowess

noun: bravery in battle skill or expertise in a particular activity or field

Revere

verb: feel deep respect or admiration for (something).--> French

Discern

verb: perceive or recognize (something)

Uncanny

adj: strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Imperious

adj: assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering

Emissary

noun: a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative

Interim

noun: the intervening time
Adj: in or for the intervening period; provisional or temporary--> relating to less than a full year's business activity
Adv: meanwhile

Capricious

adj: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior (French)

Incipient

adj: in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop (of a person) developing into a specified type or role

Contemptible

adj: deserving contempt; despicable

Dregs

noun: the remnants of a liquid left in a container, together with any sediment or grounds

Meager

adj: (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality (of a person or animal) lean; thin

Fend

verb: look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others--> defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker

Brusqueness

adj: curt, short, and gruff
French word meaning "lively, fierce"
Italian word (brusco) meaning "coarse, rough

Abomination

noun: a thing that causes disgust or hatred: a feeling of hatred.

Poignant

adj: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret sharp or pungent in taste or smell

Deft

adj: neatly skillful and quick in one's movements
demonstrating skill and cleverness

Mortar

noun: a cup-shaped receptacle made of hard material, in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used especially in cooking or pharmacy

Subdue

verb: overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)
bring (a country or people) under control by force

Harbinger

noun: a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another--> a forerunner of something

Copious (ly)

adj: abundant in supply or quantity profuse in speech or ideas

Expel

verb: force out or eject (something), especially from the body

Jest

noun: a thing said or done for amusement; a joke
Verb: talking in an amusing way

Succulent

adj: (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty
Noun: succulent plant

Haggle

verb: dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something

Rebuke

verb/noun: express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or action

Amiss

adj: not quite right; inappropriate or out of place

Listless

adj: (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm

Agility

noun: ability to move quickly and easily: good coordination

Approbation

noun: approval or praise

Trifle

noun a thing of little value or importance
treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect.

Prominent

adj: important; famous

Lamentation

noun: the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping

Tumult

noun: a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people: chaos

Inadvertent

adj: not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning: accidental