Studied by 28 people
apathy
lack of emotion or interest
ambiguous
having more than one meaning: vague
fervent
passionate
vagrant
a wandering homeless person; a tramp
undermine
to weaken; to wear the foundation of
oblivious
unaware; unconscious
indifferent
not caring one way or another; lacking a preference; neutral
obscure
unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand
objective
without bias (as opposed to subjective)
revere
to worship
discriminate
to differentiate; to make a clear distinction; to see the difference
embellish
to add details; to exaggerate
denounce
to speak out against; to condemn
innovate
to be creative; to create something new
stagnant
not moving
candid
honest; frank
impartial
unbiased; neutral
discern
to distinguish one thing from another
ostentatious
showing off
contentious
quarrelsome (causing or likely to cause a disagreement)
reprove
to scold; to find fault with
pessimism
gloominess; a belief that bad guys always win
cursory
hasty; not thorough
profiligate
extremely wasteful; wildly extravagent
miser
someone who hoards money; saves greedily
jocular
joking
fracas
uproar; brawl
caricature
a satiric portrait or representation
corroborate
to confirm
precarious
dangerously unstable
expository
explanatory
bolster
to support; to prop up
daunt
to intimidate; to discourage
inclined
tending toward one direction
uniform
constant; without variation
perceptive
having clear understanding; discerning
superficial
shallow; on the surface level only
diligent
hard-working
refute
to disapprove
anarchy
lack of governemnt; chaos
discord
disagreement
monotonous
without variety; tiresome
trivial
unimportant; insignificant
Note
Flashcard