Master Vocabulary Review

A comprehensive collection of vocabulary terms with definitions for exam preparation.

Obdurate

Stubborn or obstinate.

Ignominy

Public shame or disgrace.

Perdition

Damnation or hell.

Dour

Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy.

Ultramontane

Advocating supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline.

Grandiloquent

Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.

Bombastic

High-sounding but with little meaning.

Sesquipedalian

Describes a word that's very long and multisyllabic.

Fleur-de-lis

The French king's coat of arms; also used on prisoners.

Byronism

Love of Lord Byron and his heroisms.

Galatea

A statue that comes to life.

Despondent

In a state of despair.

Diatribe

A forceful and bitter verbal attack.

Portended

Indicated as being likely to happen.

Scintillating

Sparkling or shining brightly.

Sundry

Various or diverse.

Provender

Food for livestock.

Perfunctory

Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.

Salacious

Having or conveying undue interest in sexual matters.

Licentious

Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Dainty

Delicate and pretty.

Profusion

An abundance or large quantity of something.

Folly

Lack of good sense or foolishness.

Haughty

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Fastidious

Very attentive to detail; hard to please.

Odoriferous

Having a strong smell.

Succour

Assistance or support.

Ardour

Passionate enthusiasm.

Exordium

The beginning or introduction.

Enumerate

To mention one by one.

Emaciated

Abnormally thin or weak.

Amiable

Displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.

Expiate

To atone for guilt or sin.

Aberration

A departure from what is normal or typical.

Pensive

Engaged in deep or serious thought.

Abstruse

Difficult to understand.

Inexorably

In a way that is impossible to stop or prevent.

Arduous

Involving a lot of effort and difficulty.

Ebullition

The action of bubbling or boiling.

Morbleu

An exclamation of surprise or annoyance.

Cogent

Clear, logical, and convincing.

Droll

Curiously unusual or odd.

Reproach

Address someone in such a way as to express disapproval.

Solemnity

The state or quality of being serious and dignified.

Casuist

A person who resolves moral problems by applying general ethical principles.

Sagacity

The quality of being sagacious; having keen mental discernment.

Timorous

Showing or suffering from nervousness.

Dissimulation

Concealment of thoughts, feelings, or character.

Syllogism

A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed premises.