Vocabulary Flashcards from Lecture Notes

A collection of vocabulary flashcards with definitions based on lecture notes.

Insipid

Lacking distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid.

Insolent

Boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting.

Malicious

Desiring to harm others or see them suffer; spiteful; arising from malice.

Melodramatic

Overdramatic; appealing to emotions; sensational.

Mischievous

Causing annoyance, harm, or trouble; slyly teasing; irresponsibly playful.

Moralistic

Displaying a concern with morality; narrowly or traditionally moral.

Obdurate

Unmoved by persuasion or tender feelings; stubbornly resistant to moral influence.

Obsequious

Overly obedient and/or submissive.

Ominous, Sinister, Threatening

Indicating evil or harm; foreshadowing; threatening.

Overbearing

Domineering; doctoral; rudely arrogant.

Pedantic

Didactic; overly concerned with tiny details or formalisms, especially in teaching.

Pessimistic

Expecting the worst possible outcome.

Petty

Of little or no importance or consequence.

Pompous (Pretentious)

Characterized by a gaudy display of dignity or importance.

Pretentious (Pompus)

Characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.

Recalcitrant

Resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; obstinately defiant.

Self-deprecating

Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.

Selfish

Caring only for oneself; concerned with one's own interests.

Sentimental

Weakly emotional; mawkishly (exaggeratedly, childishly) tender or susceptible.

Severe (Stern)

Harsh; unnecessarily extreme; serious or stern in manner.

Sinister (ominous, Threatening)

Threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous.

Sly

Cunning or wily; stealthy, insidious, or secret.

Sophomoric

Suggesting the traditional sophomore; intellectually pretentious or overconfident but immature.

Stern(Severe)

Firm, strict, or uncompromising; hard, harsh, or severe.

Strident

Making a harsh, insistent sound; grating; excessively and unpleasantly forceful.

Threatening (Sinister)

Tending to menace; causing alarm; ominous; sinister.

Vindictive

Revengeful; spiteful; bitter; unforgiving.