Tennewwords - Week 2!

1. rife

rife\ˈrīf\
adjective
1 : prevalent especially to an increasing degree
2 : abundant, common
3 : copiously supplied : abounding — usually used with with



2. convalesce

con·va·lesce\ˌkän-və-ˈles\
intransitive verb
: to recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness



3. discrepancy

dis·crep·an·cy\dis-ˈkre-pən-sē\
noun
1 : the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
2 : an instance of disagreeing or being at variance



4. mnemonics

mne·mon·ics\ni-ˈmä-niks\
noun plural but singular in construction
: a technique of improving the memory




5. insidious

in·sid·i·ous\in-ˈsi-dē-əs\
adjective
1 a : awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous
b : harmful but enticing : seductive
2 a : having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
b of a disease : developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent



6. qualm

qualm\ˈkwäm also ˈkwȯm or ˈkwälm\
noun
1 : a sudden attack of illness, faintness, or nausea
2 : a sudden access of usually disturbing emotion (as doubt or fear)
3 : a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety



7. medieval


me·di·e·val
adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages
2 : having a quality (as cruelty) associated with the Middle Ages
3 : extremely outmoded or antiquated



8. nimbus

nim·bus\ˈnim-bəs\
noun
1 a : a luminous vapor, cloud, or atmosphere about a god or goddess when on earth
b : a cloud or atmosphere (as of romance) about a person or thing
2 : an indication (as a circle) of radiant light or glory about the head of a drawn or sculptured divinity, saint, or sovereign
3 a : a rain cloud
b : thunderhead;
Other forms: plural nim·bi \-ˌbī, -ˌbē\ or nim·bus·es



9. nymph

nymph\ˈnim(p)f\
noun
1 : any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters
2 : girl
3 : any of various immature insects; especially : a larva of an insect (as a grasshopper, true bug, or mayfly) with incomplete metamorphosis that differs from the imago especially in size and in its incompletely developed wings and genitalia



10. ire

ire\ˈī(-ə)r\
noun
: intense and usually openly displayed anger
synonyms : anger