Spring Vocab for Camp
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 akimbo | adj, adv with hand on hip and elbow bent outward |
| ameliorate | v to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate Ant: exacerbate |
| axiom | n a self-evident truth that requires no proof; a universally accepted principle or rule |
| blasé | adj indifferent to or bored with life, unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures Ant: enthusiastic |
| bumptious | adj offensively self-assertive Ant: shy, self-concious |
| cavil | v (used with object) to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessary (usually followed by at or about); to quibble ANT: agree, concede |
| cognizant | adj (usually followed by "of") aware; having knowledge Ant: ignorant; unaware |
| conscription | n compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service, draft, a compulsory contribution of money to a government during a time of war |
| decorum | n dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity, usually an observance or requirement of polite society |
| defray | v to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, ect.) |
| desiccate | v to dry thoroughly; dry up, to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate ANT: hydrate |
| dilettante | n a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler; a lover of an art or science, especially a fine art ANT: professional |
| droll | adj amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous Ant: serious |
| egalitarianism | n asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life. |
| febrile | adj pertaining to or marked by fever, feverish ANT: cold, freezing |
| feckless | adj feeble; weak; ineffectual, irresponsible Ant: responsible |
| frangible | adj easily broken; breakable ANT: indestructible |
| gambol | v to skip about, as in dancing or playing, frolic |
| habiliments | n clothes or clothing; clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc. |
| harpy | n a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body |
| inchoate | adj not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary; just begun; incipient. Not organized; lacking order Ant:Developed, orderly |
| pecuniary | adj of or pertaining to money; consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments; involving a money penalty or fine |
| lassitude | n weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor; a condition of indolent indifference Ant: interest, passion |
| martinet | n a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one; someone who stubbornly adheres to methods or rules |
| misogyny | n hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women |
| moribund | adj in a dying state; near death, on the verge of extinction or termination, not progressing or advancing; stagnant |
| nascent | adj beginning to exist or develop ANT: dying, withering |
| palatable | adj acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory, acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings Ant: bitter, distasteful |
| phlegmatic | adj not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish; self-possessed, calm, or composed Ant: passionate |
| prolixity | n excessive wordiness in speech or writing; long windedness ANT: terseness, conciseness |
| pusillanimous | adj lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid, proceeding from or indicating a cowardly spirit Ant: Brave, courageous |
| quail | v (used without object) to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear |
| retinue | n a body of aides and retainers attending an important person, royalty, etc |
| sinecure | n an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns |
| spurious | adj not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit Ant: authentic, sincere |
| timorous | adj full of fear; fearful ANT: fearless |
| turpitude | n vile, shameful, or base character; depravity; a vile or depraved act ANT: decency; honor |
| viand | n an article of food |
| vitiate | v (used with object) to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil; to impair or weaken the effectiveness of, to debase; corrupt; pervert; to make legally defective or invalid; invalidate Ant: assist, protect, save |
| wry | adj devious in course or purpose; misdirected; contrary; perverse, distorted or perverted, as in meaning; bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing |
| bacchanal | n a follower of Baccus (Roman god of wine or the vine); a drunken reveler ; an occasion of drunken revelry |
| besmirch | v to soil; tarnish; discolor; to detract from the honor or luster of ANt: compliment |
| doggerel | n a low, or trivial, form of verse, loosely constructed and often irregular, but effective because of its simple mnemonic rhyme and loping meter, it appears in most literatures and societies as a useful form for comedy and satire |
| enclave | n a country, or especially an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by territory of another country; any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one |
| fluke | n an accidental advantage ;stroke of good luck; an accident or chance happening; an accidentally successful stroke, as in billiards Ant: certainty |
| foment | v to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of Ant: discourage |
| garner | v to get; acquire; earn, to gather, collect or hoard Ant: dispersed |
| inimical | adj adverse in tendency or effort; unfavorable; harmful; unfriendly; hostile Ant: friendly |
| lummox | n a clumsy, stupid person |
| vex | v to irritate; annoy; provoke; to torment; trouble, distress, plague, worry Ant: soothe |
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