Vocab 1-14
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210 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aural | Pertaining to or percieved through the ear |
| extolled | to praise |
| husbandry | careful management of resources, often agricultural |
| knack | clever way of doing something, skill |
| fitful | intermittent, on and off, not continuous |
| paucity | shortage, scarcity |
| quixotic | foolishly idealistic, impractical |
| raze | tear down, demolish |
| vacillated | to be indecisive, hesitant, to waiver |
| unwitting | not deliberate, not intended |
| phantasmagoric | distinguished by a rapid series of images, as in a dream |
| ignominy | shame or disgrace |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion, shocking, sensational |
| sagacity | the quality of being keenly perceptive or shrewd |
| plaintive | exressing sorrow, melancholy, or suffering |
| Tumult | noisy excitement; an uproar or disturbance |
| Smitten | to be struck as with emotion |
| Gesticulation | To make gestures |
| Relinquished | given up |
| Expiate | to make amends for, or to make up for |
| Cordial | a liquor that strengthens or invigorates |
| Avail | To be of use or help |
| Somnambulism | the trait of sleep walking |
| Erudite | learned or scholarly |
| Despotic | acting as a tyrant or absolute ruler |
| Asperity | sharpness of temper |
| Zeal | enthusiasm |
| Vicissitude | Quality of being unpredictably changeable |
| Effervescence | the quality of being lively |
| Repudiate | to reject, deny, abandon |
| Noxious | Harmful, poisonous, lethal |
| Remuneration | Payment for work done |
| Bilk | defraud, cheat out of |
| Nuance | subtle or fine shade of meaning |
| Harangue | long, blustering, noisy, scolding speech |
| Abrogate | cancel, deny, repeal |
| Harbingers | indicators or bringers of warning |
| Ensconce | establish firmly in position |
| Lachrymose | tearful, sad |
| Obfuscate | deliberately make something difficult to understand |
| Ephemeral | transitory, short-lived |
| Hedonism | philosophy of pleasure seeking as the principle good or aim |
| Bombastic | characteristically using arrogant language without true meaning |
| Dilettante | person who dabbles in a subject without serious study; amateur |
| Chicanery | trickery; clever deceptive talk |
| Epicure | person with taste for fine food & drink, with discriminating taste |
| Charlatan | person who pretends to have expert knowledge |
| Unfetter | free from restraint; liberate |
| Proclivity | tendency towards; inclination |
| Malinger | deliberately try to avoid work; shirk |
| Parity | equality in power, value, etc |
| Servile | overly submissive; groveling |
| Ineffable | cannot be expressed |
| Martinet | person who believes in strict discipline |
| Parsimony | stinginess, extreme frugality |
| Germinal | in the first stage of growth, not developed, immature |
| Perspicacious | insightful, having keen judgment |
| Goad | to prod or urge |
| Belabor | explain in unnecessary detail |
| Onus | burden, duty, responsibility |
| Irascible | easily angered |
| Recapitulate | summarize, to repeat in a concise form |
| Neologism | new word or expression |
| Tome | Extremely large book |
| Whet | to sharpen |
| Laud | to praise |
| Jingoism | extreme nationalism characterized by belligerent foreign policy |
| Adulation | Strong admiration; worship |
| Sycophant | bootlicker, flatterer, suck-up |
| Obstreperous | noisily and stubbornly defiant |
| Hackneyed | common, overused, cliche |
| Histrionics | theatrical, exaggerated, emotional behavior |
| Blunderbuss | a clumsy person |
| Polemical | causing a controversial argument, often refuting or attacking an opinion or doctrine |
| Epistle | a letter or form of communication |
| Bastion | any strong defense, usually a fortification or building |
| Nebulous | unclear |
| Itinerant | travels from place to place, wandering |
| Egregious | extraordinarily bad, flagrantly wrong |
| Sybarite | anyone fond of luxury or pleasure |
| Rife | widespread, common, abounding |
| Iconoclast | one who attacks respected institutions |
| Exegesis | interpretation of a word or passage |
| Salubrious | healthful or wholesome |
| Carping | to find fault with pettily or unfairly |
| Turpitude | vile, shameful, or base character; depravity |
| Sanguine | cheerful; confident |
| Analgesic | drug that acts as a pain killer |
| Incipient | just beginning to appear or exist |
| Caustic | something that can burn by chemical action; corrosive |
| Pernicious | harmful |
| Quirt | whip, usually with one long single piece splitting off into many pieces |
| catholic | universal, broad in sympathies |
| Intransigent | refusing to compromise |
| Septic | relating to or using the action of bacteria |
| Pullet | young hen |
| Concupiscent | having a strong sexual desire |
| Vagabond | a wandering beggar |
| Coquetry | flirting act or attitude |
| Ascetic | austere, self-denying |
| Contentious | argumentative, stirring up trouble |
| Vulpine | of or like a fox; cunning |
| Oblique | indirect or evasive |
| Voracious | very eager |
| Ubiquitous | seeming to be present everywhere at the same time |
| Sardonic | scornfully or bitterly sarcastic |
| Queue | a pigtail or braid |
| Palaver | talk, especially profane or idle talk; gossip |
| Perfidy | betrayal of trust; treachery |
| Idiosyncrasies | any personal peculiarities or mannerisms |
| Truncate | to cut short |
| Ossify | to become fixed and rigid in habits, attitude, opinion, etc. |
| Sanctimonious | making a hypocritical show of holiness or righteousness |
| Castigate | to criticize or reprimand strongly |
| Conciliatory | seeking compromise |
| Lithe | flexible, supple, limber |
| Myopic | lacking tolerance or understanding, narrow-minded, short-sighted |
| Winnow | to sift; to separate or distinguish valuable from worthless |
| Choleric | extremely irritable or easily angered |
| Maverick | a lone dissenter; someone takes an independent stand |
| Caterwauling | to make a shrill sound or noisy argument |
| Convivial | fond of feasting, drinking & good company |
| Denizen | inhabitant of a certain place |
| Euphemism | the use of a less direct word or phrase for one considered offensive |
| Incredulously | in a manner showing doubt or disbelief |
| Ingratiate | to bring oneself into another's favor |
| Meretricious | alluring but tawdry |
| Poignant | emotionally moving |
| Ramifications | consequence or outgrowth of a problem |
| Subterfuges | any plans or actions used to hide or evade |
| Swathed | to envelop or enclose |
| Vestige | a trace or mark of something |
| Vitality | mental or physical vigor |
| Amorphous | lacking definite form; shapeless |
| Circumstantial | having to do with, or depending on accompanying conditions |
| Commensurate | corresponding in size or degree; proportionate |
| Divot | piece of turf torn up by a golf club in striking a ball |
| Elocution | style or manner of speaking in public |
| Expostulation | to argue with someone in an attempt to persuade or correct |
| Garrulous | wordy or rambling |
| Interminable | being or seeming to be without end |
| Inviolate | not violated; intact |
| Libertine | one who acts without moral restraint |
| Magnanimous | generous in forgiving; unselfish |
| Portentous | of the nature of or construing a sign of something; foretelling |
| Provincial | not fashionable or sophisticated |
| Superfluous | being beyond what is required or sufficient |
| Perdition | Status of spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation |
| Attenuate | to weaken |
| Gambol | to frolic, leap, bound |
| Celerity | speed |
| Dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| Extrapolate | extend; predict on the basis of known data |
| Censure | blame |
| Didactic | intended to teach, instructive |
| Panacea | remedy for all ills |
| Unequivocal | clear, obvious |
| Pallid | pale |
| Maladroit | clumsy, unskillful |
| Dexterous | skillful with hands |
| Acrid | sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes) |
| Hiatus | a gap, interruption, or pause |
| Odious | disgusting, offensive, hateful |
| Etymology | the study of word origins |
| Bellicose | quarrelsome, war-like, aggressive |
| Contrition | sorrow and repentance |
| Phlegmatic | calm, unexcitable, sluggish |
| Jurisprudence | the science or study of law |
| Regale | to entertain |
| Nettle | to irritate or annoy |
| Infundibuliform | shaped like a funnel |
| Apoplectic | fit of extreme anger |
| Prolix | tediously prolonged; wordy |
| Flak | burning shells fired from an anti-aircraft artillery |
| Unctuous | characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness or zeal |
| Benignant | favorable, beneficial |
| Ruminated | to meditate or reflect |
| Cacophonous | harsh; jarring; discordant |
| Jocosely | joking or playful |
| Maniacal | wildly insane |
| Paroxysms (n) | a sudden outburst |
| Syndicate (n) | association of individuals/companies formed for a project requiring much capitol |
| Laconic (adj) | terse in expression; using few words; concise |
| Wraith (n) | a ghost |
| Ebullient (adj) | enthusiastic; exuberant |
| Insensate (adj) | without feeling or regard |
| Solicitude (n) | care; concern |
| Diaphanous (adj) | letting much light through |
| Necrotic (adj) | describing something resembles the dead or dead tissue |
| Ululating (v) | holler or wail loudly |
| Mellifluously (adj) | sounding sweet and smooth |
| Vituperation (n) | abusive speech |
| Crepuscular (adj) | of or like twilight |
| Truculently (adv) | done in a fierce manner, violently |
| Temerity (n) | foolish disregard of danger |
| Scintillating (v) | to be animated brilliant, flashy |
| Titillating (v) | exciting especially in a superficial manner |
| Cataleptic (adj) | characterized by sudden temporary loss of consciousness, as in epilepsy |
| Argosies (n) | large merchant ship |
| Inveighed (v) | to make a violent verbal attack |
| Spurious (adj) | not genuine, false |
| Vim (n) | active force or strength, vigor |
| Fustian (n) | pompous, pretentious talk or writing |
| Recalcitrant (adj) | refusing to obey authority |
| Lactescent (adj) | having a milky look; becoming milky. |
| Wroth (adj) | angry, wrathful; incensed |
| Mucid (adj) | musty, moldy, slimy |
| Sibilant (adj) | having or making a hissing sound |
| Peroration (n) | the concluding part of a speech |
| Inexorable (adj) | not capable of being persuaded, unyielding |
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