Once Upon a Time Vocabulary

Precarious

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse

• Firmly fixed and stable

• In a state of balance or equilibrium

• Safe and secure from danger

Apathetic

• Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

• Exhibiting a strong desire to help others

• Displaying a high level of enthusiasm and energy

• Being overly concerned about trivial matters

Futile

• Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless

• Highly effective and productive

• Capable of achieving great results

• A method of achieving success

Ambivalent

• Having a clear and definite opinion about something or someone

• Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

• Being indifferent or apathetic towards something or someone

• Having a strong and unwavering belief in something

Implore

• To beg urgently or desperately

• To request politely

• To demand forcefully

• To suggest casually

Efficacy

• The ability to produce a desired result or effect

• The quality of being effective

• The capacity to perform a task

• The potential for success

Harbinger

• A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

• A type of bird known for its migratory patterns

• A person who predicts the future through astrology

• A tool used for measuring distances

Inordinate

• Unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

• Moderate in size; average

• Small and insignificant

• Regular and predictable

Subterfuge

• A method of direct confrontation

• Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal

• A form of physical exercise

• A type of musical composition

Distend

• To contract or shrink from internal pressure

• To expand or swell from internal pressure

• To remain unchanged in size

• To break apart due to external force