Mrs. Williamson 2b Vocab

Terms in this set (20)

zany
(adj) foolish; silly; clownish
infamous
(adj) notorious; shamefully wicked
mitigate
(v) to soften, to make less severe
equivocate
(v) use double talk or ambiguous language with intent to deceive
propitiate
(v) pacify; appease, win the favor of
beleaguered
(adj) encompassed by force; besieged
debauchery
(n) moral corruption (as in drinking or eating rather than in lying)
invective
(n) a violent verbal attack
incessant
(adj) without interruption
encroach
(v) to trespass, to intrude on another's property
incipient
(adj) beginning to exist, in an early stage
genesis
(n) origin
epitome
(n) summary; a part which typically represents the whole
relevant
(adj) connected with; or applying to the subject under consideration
impunity
(n) freedom from punishment
despotic
(adj) tyrannical, having absolute power
ferret
(v) to find by keen searching; to hunt out
celerity
(n) speed, swiftness
phlegmatic
(adj) not easily aroused or excited
desultory
(adj) skipping from one activity or subject to another; random
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