Group 2 [Gregmat] Vocab

What does 'adulterate' mean?

To make something poorer in quality by adding another substance.

What is the meaning of 'advocate'?

To support or argue for a cause or policy.

Define 'aggrandize'.

To increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something.

What does 'alacrity' refer to?

A cheerful readiness or eagerness to do something.

What does 'ambivalent' mean?

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

What does 'ameliorate' mean?

To make something better or improve.

What does 'amenable' mean?

Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled.

What does 'anachronistic' mean?

Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; out of place in time.

Define 'audacious'.

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

What does 'avaricious' mean?

Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

What does 'banal' mean?

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

What does 'benign' refer to?

Gentle and kindly; not harmful.

What does 'brazen' mean?

Bold and without shame.

Define 'calumny'.

The making of false and defamatory statements about someone.

What does 'candid' mean?

Truthful and straightforward; frank.

What does 'castigate' mean?

To reprimand someone severely.

What does 'caustic' mean?

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.

What does 'construe' mean?

To interpret or explain the meaning of something.

What does 'contrite' mean?

Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence.

Define 'convoluted'.

Extremely complex and difficult to follow.

What does 'covet' mean?

To yearn to possess or have something.

What does 'craven' mean?

Lacking in courage; cowardly.

What does 'decorum' refer to?

Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.

Define 'deft'.

Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.

What does 'demur' mean?

To raise doubts or objections.

What does 'derivative' mean?

Imitative of the work of another artist, and usually disapproved of for that reason.

What does 'desiccate' mean?

To remove the moisture from something.

What is a 'diatribe'?

A forceful and bitter verbal attack.

What does 'incredulous' mean?

Unwilling or unable to believe something.

What does 'ingenuous' mean?

Showing innocence or childlike simplicity.