Chapter 24 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 24

polyglot (adjective/noun)

Knowing or using several languages; a person who speaks multiple languages.

credentials (noun)

Documents or certificates proving a person's identity or qualifications.

resilience (noun)

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; mental toughness.

occult (adjective)

Supernatural, mystical, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.

vivify (verb)

To give life or vitality to; to enliven or animate.

enkeen (verb)

To make keen or sharpen; to intensify desire or appetite.

acquiescence (noun)

The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

broaching (verb)

Raising a subject for discussion for the first time.

laconically (adverb)

In a brief, concise manner using few words.

surmise (noun)

A supposition or guess based on incomplete evidence.

picturesque (adjective)

Visually attractive or charming; vivid and graphic in description.

diabolic (adjective)

Belonging to or characteristic of the devil; extremely wicked or cruel.

ptomaines (noun)

Toxic compounds produced by bacteria during the decomposition of animal or plant matter (an archaic term for food poisoning agents).

wile (noun)

A trick or stratagem intended to deceive or ensnare.

manifest (adjective)

Clear or obvious to the eye or mind; readily perceived.