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Otto Final Exam Vocab

Terms in this set (30)

ameliorate
to make better or tolerable
bedlam
a place or situation full of noise, frenzied activity, and confusion
bravura
showy display, dazzling artistic flair
cacophony
unpleasant, harsh sound
contrite
arising from sense of guilt, deeply sorry for having behaved wrongly
deleterious
having a harmful or damaging effect on somebody
didactic
intended to instruct; overly moralistic or political
equivocal
difficult to interpret, understand, or respond to
esoteric
difficult to understand and intended for or understood by only an initiated few
fastidious
concerned that even the smallest details should be just right
garrulous
excessively or pointlessly talkative
hackneyed
made commonplace and stale by overuse
haughty
behaving in a superior, condescending, or arrogant way
hedonism
a devotion, especially a self-indulgent one, to pleasure and happiness as a way of life
intrepid
courageous and bold
lament
to express grief or sorrow about something
magnanimous
very generous, kind, or forgiving
myopia
lack of foresight or long-term planning
obsequious
eager to please or obey
paucity
lack; scarcity
pedantic
too concerned with what are thought to be correct rules and details
prevaricate
to get out of telling the truth
querulous
tending to complain or find fault
sanguine
cheerfully optimistic
scurrilous
containing abusive language or defamatory allegations
solicitous
expressing an attitude of concern and consideration
stoic
unemotional; showing patience and endurance during adversity
superfluous
in excess of what is needed
ubiquitous
present everywhere at once, or seeming to be
zenith
the high point or climax of something
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