TFA Vocabulary (14-25)

Requisite

adj: made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations
Noun: a thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end
REQUIRED

Coiffure

noun: a person's hairstyle, typically an elaborate one

Mirthless

adj: (of a smile or laugh) lacking real amusement -- joyless

Woeful

adj: causing sorrow or misery -- very bad; deplorable

Evangelist

noun: a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching
-a layperson engaged in Christian missionary work
-a zealous advocate of something
-the writer of one of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John)

Excrement

noun: waste matter discharged from the bowels; feces

Benevolent (ly)

adj: well meaning and kindly--
(of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose

Derisive

Adjective: expressing contempt or ridicule

Derision

Noun: contemptuous ridicule or mockery

Deride

Verb: to laugh rudely or mockingly

Enthrall

verb: capture the fascinated attention of -- enslave

Callow

adj: (especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature

Fetish

noun:
- a form of sexual desire in which gratification is linked to an abnormal degree to a particular object, item of clothing, part of the body, etc.
- an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhab

Impudent

adj: not showing respect for another person; impertinent

Enormity

noun: the great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something perceived as bad or morally wrong. -- (in neutral use) the large size or scale of something -- a grave crime or sin

Miscreant

noun: a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law
Adj: (of a person) behaving badly or in a way that breaks a law or rule

Degenerate

noun: an immoral or corrupt person
Verb: decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally

Impotent

adj: unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless -- (of a man) abnormally unable to achieve a sexual erection -- (of a male animal) unable to copulate

Taboo

noun: a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing -- a social practice that is prohibited or restricted
Adj: prohibited or restricted by soc

Adherent

noun: someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas-- believer or supporter
Adj: sticking fast to an object or surface

Blaspheme

verb: speak irreverently about God or sacred things

Defecate

verb: discharge feces from the body

Tuber

noun: a much thickened underground part of a stem or rhizome, e.g., in the potato, serving as a food reserve and bearing buds from which new plants arise
of a tuberous root, e.g., of the dahlia--
a rounded swelling or protuberant part

Irreparable

adj: (of an injury or loss) impossible to rectify or repair

Buoyant

adj: cheerful and optimistic involving or engaged in much activity

Wrath

noun: extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect)

Expedient

adj: (of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral-- (of an action) suitable or appropriate
Noun: a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient, but considered improper or immoral

Dispensation

noun:
- exemption from a rule or usual requirement
Immunity from a rule

Idolatrous

adj: treating someone or something as an idol-- worshiping

Prestige

noun: widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality -- denoting something that arouses respect or admiration

Desecrate(d)

verb: treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate

Profane

adj: curse words or disrespectful and harsh sayings
Verb: treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect

Parsonage

noun: a church house provided for a member of the clergy

Discordant

adj: disagreeing or incongruous -- characterized by quarreling and conflict -- harsh sounds and jarring because of a lack of harmony

Wan

adj: (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion -- (of light) pale; weak -- (of a smile) weak;

Guttural

adj: (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding -- guttural sounds
Noun: a guttural consonant (e.g., k, g ) or other speech sound

Palavers

noun: chatter or pointless talk
Verb: talk unnecessarily at length

Sonorous

adj: (of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full -- capable of producing a deep or ringing sound -- (of a speech or style) using imposing language

Sacrilege

noun: violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

Superfluous

adj: unnecessary, excessive, more than enough

Resolute

adj: admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering

Pacification

noun: is an attempt to create or maintain peace --a pacifist is someone who is against fighting and wars