Flashcards Week 3 HSPT Vocabulary List and Definitions

abrasive

irritating

abrupt

sudden

absolution

forgiveness

anecdote

story

animate

to make alive

animosity

hostility

brazen

bold

brisk

fast, active

broach

to bring up

conservative

cautious

consolidate

to combine

conspicuous

obvious

delicate

fragile

dexterity

aptitude

diction

speech

dilapidated

faincapon

elegant

classy, graceful

endure

to get through

enhance

to improve

enigma

a puzzle

frantic

distraught, worried

gist

direction, idea

grandiose

extravagant

gratify

to satisfy

incriminate

to accuse

inquisitive

curious

insinuate

to imply

insipid

dull

linger

to stay around

mar

to damage

meager

inadequate

meander

wander aimlessly

obstruct

to block

passive

not aggressive

pathetic

sad, pitiful

patron

sponsor, advocate

proclaim

to announce

quarrelsome

disagreeable

quench

to put out

querulous

complaining

retort

witty response

saunter

to linger, to stroll

scheme

a ploy or trick

scrutinize

to inspect, to analyze

tenacious

persistent

tense

nervous, anxious, rigid

tenuous

weak, fragile