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106 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adulation | high praise |
| anachronistic | out of date |
| assiduous | persistent |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| deleterious | destructive to oneself |
| demagogue | leader who appeals to popular prejudices |
| ephemeral | momentary |
| evanescent | short-lived |
| florid | ornate |
| hackneyed | cliched |
| haughty | arrogant |
| hedonist | someone who pursues pleasure as a goal |
| impetuous | impulsive |
| impute | to blame something on a person or group |
| intrepid | fearless |
| lethargic | sluggish |
| opulent | wealthy |
| ostentatious | showing off with regard to wealth |
| perfidious | disloyal |
| prosaic | dull |
| querulous | complaining |
| rancorous | bitter |
| reverence | worship |
| sagacity | wisdom |
| spurious | false |
| venerable | respected because of age |
| vindicate | to clear from blame |
| abjure | reject |
| abrogate | abolish |
| austerity | sternness |
| capitulate | surrender |
| despondent | depressed |
| dilatory | slow |
| effervescent | excited |
| expurgate | censor |
| fastidious | meticulous, fussy |
| guile | deceit |
| incarcerate | imprison |
| irresolute | unsure how to act |
| modicum | small portion |
| penurious | stingy |
| renegade | traitor |
| scrupulous | extremely thorough |
| sinecure | a paid position that requires no work |
| terse | concise |
| urbane | elegant |
| verbatim | word for word |
| virulent | malicious |
| incite | provoke; urge on |
| brazen | bold; shameless |
| admonish | warn; advise urgently |
| galvanize | stimulate |
| diffident | modest; shy |
| munificent | generous |
| assuage | lessen; satisfy |
| eschew | avoid; shun |
| insouciance | indifference |
| perfunctory | with lack of effort; superficial |
| cursory | perfunctory |
| accrete | grow |
| accrue | accumulate |
| aggrandize | exaggerate |
| wax | increase |
| allay | relieve |
| extentuate | mitigate |
| wane | to grow smaller |
| affable | sociable |
| jovial | jolly |
| winsome | charming |
| acerbic | sour |
| cantankerous | cranky |
| dour | unfriendly |
| truculent | rude |
| glut | oversupply |
| surfait | excess |
| austere | plain |
| paucity | few |
| declamatory | loudly declaring |
| prattle | the chatter |
| prolix | wordy |
| curt | brief and rude |
| terse | concise |
| quiescent | inactive |
| circumspect | cautious |
| sagacious | wise |
| sedulous | diligent |
| shrewd | clever |
| indolent | habitually lazy |
| laggard | straggler |
| lassitude | laziness |
| phlegmatic | unemotional |
| magnanimous | noble, generous |
| incorrigible | too bad to be reformed |
| malicious | hateful |
| nefarious | wicked |
| perfidious | harmful |
| acclaim | honor |
| extol | praise highly |
| venerate | to show deep respect |
| castigate | criticize severely |
| impudent | disrespectful |
| scoff | mock |
| upbraid | scold |
| sanguine | optimistic |
| eccentric | weird |
| anachronistic | Out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
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