CJ Davis's Vocab

Goad

1. To provoke a reaction.
2. Verb
3. Synonyms – Hound, Instigate, Tease.
4. Bulls are goaded not because the cape is red, but because it is waved around.

Capricious

1. Does things spontaneously or unpredictably.
2. Adjective
3. Synonyms – Erratic, Fickle, Wayward.
4. Drizzt Do’Urden is a capricious swordsman whose improvisations set his opponents off guard.

Obviate

1. To foresee something bad and effectively stop or prevent it.
2. Verb
3. Synonyms – Anticipate, Counter, Ward
4. The ability to obviate is a fighter’s most valuable skill. For how can you lose if you can’t get hit?

Malady

1. An unhealthy condition.
2. Noun
3. Synonyms – Affliction, Debility, Plague
4. The malady of his soul took away all the pleasure in life he used to have.

Felicity

1. Being extremely happy.
2. Noun
3. Synonyms – Bliss, Euphoria, Jubilation
4. The felicity of the child was unmatched by all in the house when he opened his Christmas gifts.