“Winter Dreams” Vocabulary

blatant

 obvious

fortuitous

 lucky

haughty

 vain, smug

 furtive

 secretive

 disillusioned

  disenchanted; undeceived; freed from false belief

 elation

 feeling of joy or triumph

precarious

 dangerously uncertain or unstable

fluctuate

to vary, to change

precipitate

 to cause to happen

tumultuous

 wild, stormy

desolate

 barren, forlorn, alone

ingenuous

 naïve, frank, simple

mundane

 commonplace, ordinary, practical

integral

essential, necessary

poignant

sharp, penetrating, touches the emotions

provocative

stimulating

camaraderie

loyalty and warm friendly feelings among comrades

ludicrous

ridiculous, absurd

incorrigible

incapable of reform

indiscretion

poor judgment, imprudence