English: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Vocab Ch. 2/3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 diffuse | adj. not concentrated or localized; spread out over a large area |
| rueful | adj. mournful; expressing sorrow or regret |
| compulsion | n. 1) the act or state of being driven frocibly 2) an irresistible, persistent impulse to perform an act |
| artifical | adj. humanly contrived, though often based on a natural model |
| convenant | n. a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement |
| unscrupulous | adj. having or showing no moral integrity; not honest or fair |
| pique | n. a transient feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride |
| transfigure | adj. to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to; to transform outwardly, usually for the better |
| umbrage | n. offense or annoyance |
| insoluble | adj. 1) not capable of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid 2) impossible to solve |
| archetype | n. an original model or type after which other similar things are patterned; a prototype |
| visceral | adj. relating to inward/gut feelings instead of intellect (for example you can have a visceral reaction to something. it's an immediate gut reaction.) |
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