World Lit - FWW - Q4 W6

indulgent

• yielding to the wishes or demands of others

• strict and unforgiving

• neutral and indifferent

• overly critical and harsh

acrid

• harsh in taste or odor, irritating

• sweet and pleasant

• soft and smooth

• light and airy

callous

• emotionally hardened, unfeeling

• sensitive and caring

• quick to respond

• easily influenced

compunction

• a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad

• a state of confusion or uncertainty

• a strong desire to do something

• a sense of joy or happiness

august

• majestic, inspiring, dignified

• ordinary, mundane, common

• insignificant, trivial, unremarkable

• simple, plain, unadorned

elated

• high-spirits

• sad

• angry

• bored

abjure

• to embrace

• to avoid, to retract

• to ignore

• to accept

clandestine

• secret, concealed, underhanded

• open, public, transparent

• honest, straightforward, clear

• visible, obvious, apparent

conflagration

• a large, destructive fire

• a small, controlled burn

• a type of firework

• a fire that is easily extinguished

indelible

• not able to be erased or removed, permanent

• temporary and easily forgotten

• able to be changed or modified

• fading quickly over time