Siddhartha Vocabulary Words

avaricious- ( v -r sh s) adj. Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy.

av a·ri cious·ly adv.           av a·ri cious·ness n.

insatiable- ( n-s sh -b l, -sh - -) adj. Impossible to satiate or satisfy: an insatiable appetite; an insatiable hunger for knowledge.

in·sa tia·bil i·ty, in·sa tia·ble·ness n.             in·sa tia·bly adv.

onerous- ( n r- s, n r-) adj. 1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.

on er·ous·ly adv. on er·ous·ness n.

palliative- (p l - t v, - - -t v) adj. 1. Tending or serving to relieve or soothe.

pal li·a tive·ly adv.

equanimity- ( kw -n m -t , k w -) n. The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure

courtesan- (kôr t -z n, k r -) n. A woman prostitute, especially one whose clients are members of a royal court or men of high social standing.

circuitous- (s r-ky -t s) adj. Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site.

cir·cu i·tous·ly adv.            cir·cu i·ty, cir·cu i·tous·ness n.

irksome- (ûrk s m) adj. Causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious: irksome restrictions.

irk some·ly adv.  irk some·ness n.

formidable- (fôr m -d -b l, fôr-m d -) adj. 1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm: the formidable prospect of major surgery.2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder: "Though a true hero, he was also a thoroughgoing bureaucrat and politician, a formidable combination" Mario Puzo.3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat: a formidable challenge; a formidable opponent.

for mi·da·bil i·ty, for mi·da·ble·ness n.                       for mi·da·bly adv.

tepid- (t p d) adj. 1. Moderately warm; lukewarm. 2. Lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted: "the tepid conservatism of the fifties" Irving Howe.

te·pid i·ty, tep id·ness n.    tep id·ly adv.

incipient- ( n-s p - nt) adj. Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.

in·cip i·en·cy, in·cip i·ence n.                          in·cip i·ent·ly adv.

ennui- ( n-w , n w ) n. Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom: "The servants relieved their ennui with gambling and gossip about their masters"

oblivion- ( -bl v - n) n. 1. The condition or quality of being completely forgotten: "He knows that everything he writes is consigned to posterity (oblivion's other, seemingly more benign, face)" Joyce Carol Oates. 2. The act or an instance of forgetting; total forgetfulness: sought the great oblivion of sleep.

efface- ( -f s ) tr.v. ef·faced, ef·fac·ing, ef·fac·es 1. To rub or wipe out; erase. 2. To make indistinct as if by rubbing: "Five years' absence had done nothing to efface the people's memory of his firmness" Alan Moorehead. 3. To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously.

ef·face a·ble adj.                ef·face ment n.                    ef·fac er n.

transitory- (tr n s -tôr , -t r , tr n z -) adj. Existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary: "the disorder of his life: the succession of cities, of transitory loves" Carson McCullers.

tran si·to ri·ly adv.             tran si·to ri·ness n.

Nirvana- (nîr-vä n , n r-) n. 1. a. Buddhism The ineffable ultimate in which one has attained disinterested wisdom and compassion. b. Hinduism Emancipation from ignorance and the extinction of all attachment. 2. An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy.