C1 & C2 English Vocabulary in Use Flashcards | Quizlet

prolix

Wordy and tiresome; longwinded and boring; verbose; using more than necessary to get the point across.

apocryphal

Not genuine, counterfeit, illegitimate; spe of doubtful authenticity or authorship.

cupidity

Greed, a strong desire for wealth or material things.

temerity

Recklessness, rashness, foolhardiness; reckless disregard for danger, risk, or consequences.

rapprochement

Reconciliation, a reestablishing of friendly relations.

disquisition

A formal discussion of or inquiry into a subject; a discourse.

proscribe

To prohibit, forbid, outlaw.

munificence

Great generosity, lavish giving.

probity

Honesty, integrity; fairness, straightforwardness, and sincerity in one's dealings with others.

puissant

Powerful, mighty, strong, forceful.

peculate

To steal, embezzle; specifically, to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care.

pusillanimous

Cowardly, lacking courage, timid, fainthearted, irresolute.

extant

Existing, still in existence, not extinct, not lost or destroyed.

meretricious

Tawdry, gaudy; attractive in a flashy or cheap way; falsely alluring; deceptively enticing.

quotidian

(1) Daily, recurring every day or pertaining to every day. (2) Of an everyday nature; ordinary, commonplace, trivial.

pulchritude

Beauty, loveliness, attractiveness.

denouement

The unraveling or resolution of a plot, as of a novel or a drama; the outcome or resolution of any complex situation.

fugacious

Fleeting, passing quickly away.

turbid

Literally, muddy, clouded, roiled, murky, as if from stirred-up sediment; figuratively, muddled, obscure, confused, not lucid.

indefeasible

Not capable of being undone, taken away, annulled, or rendered void.

disingenuous

Insincere, crafty, sly, not straightforward or frank.

scurrilous

Foul-mouthed, obscene; using or expressed in language that is coarse, vulgar, and abusive.

recrudescence

A revival, renewal, fresh outbreak after a period of inactivity or quiescence.

defenestrate

To throw something or someone out of a window.

dilatory

Delaying, causing or intended to cause delay; also, slow, tardy, characterized by delay or procrastination.