Composition Ii Vocab 1

Front 1

Palpable

Back 1

readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious; evident
2.
capable of being touched or felt; tangible.

Front 2

Arbitrary

Back 2

subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion
2.
decided by a judge rather than by a law or statute.
3.
having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical
4.
capricious; unreasonable; unsupported
5.
Mathematics . undetermined; not assigned a specific value

Front 3

Ruinous

Back 3

bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous
2.
fallen into ruin; dilapidated
3.
consisting of ruins

Front 4

Reticence

Back 4

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
2.
reluctant or restrained

Front 5

Inexorably

Back 5

unyielding; unalterable
2.
not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties

Front 6

Ancillary

Back 6

subordinate; subsidiary.
2.
auxiliary; assisting.

Front 7

Intrinsic

Back 7

belonging to a thing by its very nature
2.
Anatomy . (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) belonging to or lying within a given part.

Front 8

Indiscriminate

Back 8

not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.
2.
not discriminate; haphazard; thoughtless
3.
not kept apart or divided; thrown together; jumbled

Front 9

Existential

Back 9

pertaining to existence.
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of existentialism

Front 10

Complacency

Back 10

a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
2.
Archaic.
a.
friendly civility; inclination to please
b.
a civil act.