Austin Vocab Quiz #3

Extroverted

Outgoing, social, friendly, gregarious

Theoretical

Concerned with thinking about an idea or concept as opposed to using or applying it

Tortuous

Containing many irregular bends, turns, or complications

Exculpate

To show or prove that someone is not guilty

Defame

To slander or attack verbally

Bestial

Animalistic; like an animal

Isothermal

Describing two or more things that are equal in temperature

Miscreant

A villain or wrongdoer

Noxious

Harmful, dangerous

Remnant

Something that is left over or continues to exist

Stolid

Demonstrating little emotion; not easily excited

Melancholy

A feeling of thoughtful sadness

Olfactory

Of or relating to the sense of smell

Proclivity

The tendency to choose or do something

Adhesive

Sticky; having the ability to stick to something else

Cacophony

Loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds

Proboscis

A long, flexible snout, similar to that of an elephant or mosquito

Ravenous

Extremely hungry, starving, voracious

Censor

To exclude or omit parts or all of an artistic work

Obligatory

Required by some rule (legal, moral, etc.)

Demagogue

A leader who seeks support by appealing to the popular desires of the people

Fallacious

Illogical; based on faulty logic

Emissary

A person sent on a certain mission, often as a political ambassador

Dolorous

Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

Endoscopy

A procedure by which a doctor inspects a person’s large intestine using a long, thin, flexible camera

Autocratic

Describing a ruler or leader who has absolute power

Hypothermia

A dangerous condition in which a person’s body temperature falls far below normal levels

Neophyte

A beginner; a person who is very new to something

Heliocentric

Representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted view of our solar system

Sentient

Able to feel or perceive things

Subside

To wear off or die down

Divert

To turn aside; to turn away from

Insidious

Working or plotting in a hidden, sinister way

Linguist

One who specializes in the study of language and its structure

Invigorate

To energize; to give life to

Manifest

To appear in physical form

Verbose

Using or expressing more words than are needed

Beatific

Blissfully happy

Cognizant

Having knowledge of; being aware of

Benevolence

Any act of kindness or goodwill

Writhe

To move in a twisted or contorted way

Dilate

To widen; to get bigger

Converge

To move or draw together at a certain location

Pedantic

Describing a person who is overly concerned with rules and/or details; nitpicky

Incriminate

To accuse of a crime or wrongdoing; to increase one’s guiltiness

Convoluted

Complicated; having a great deal of nuance or detail; perhaps hard to understand

Luminous

Shining; giving off light

Incessantly

Unendingly; continuing without stopping

Gynecocracy

The superiority of women

Dystopia

A society that is undesirable or frightening

Monotonous

Boring; drab; of a singular tone or volume

Macrocosm

The entirety of a vast, complex structure such as the earth or a galaxy

Hexapod

Something that has six legs and feet

Ostentatious

Making a loud, showy display in order to get attention

Consummate

To make whole or complete

Digress

To turn aside from the main subject of conversation

Omnivore

An animal or plant that eats meat as well as plants

Promontory

A high point of land from the coast out into the sea

Conflagration

A great, enormous fire.

Patronymic

Formed after one’s father’s name

Prominent

Important, noteworthy, readily noticeable

Brazen

Bold; without shame

Enmity

Deep hatred; the quality of being an enemy

Incredulous

Disbelieving; amazed

Furtive

Secretive; avoiding attention; sneaky

Efflorescence

The state of flowering; the result of growth and development

Ebullience

Strong feelings of joy or approval

Festoon

To decorate, ornament, or make attractive

Retronym

A modified term that refers to an older version of that term (i.e. “acoustic guitar”)

Declivity

A downward slope

Exhilarate

To energize; to make cheerful or happy

Indignant

Feeling or expressing displeasure at something considered unjust or offensive

Effigy

A physical representation of a thing or person

Gesticulate

To use dramatic motions to emphasize what one is saying

Tremulous

Nervous; shaking; weak

Diffident

Lacking confidence in one’s ability/worth

Leviathan

A monstrous sea creature, one which often symbolized evil in the Old Testament

Discursive

Rambling; digressive; passing aimlessly from one subject to another

Incantation

The chanting of words in order to invoke magical powers

Mutinous

Engaged in or involving revolt against authority

Impervious

Incapable of being injured or penetrated

Sanctity

Holiness; sacredness; safeness

Fervor

Feelings of warmth, energy, or excitedness

Iridescent

Varying in color when seen in different light or from different angles

Antagonist

A person/thing that is opposed to another; opponent; the 'bad guy'.

Theology

The study of religions and/or gods/divinities

Obtuse

Dull; relatively unintelligent

Corpulent

Large-bodied, stout, fat

Saunter

To walk at a relaxed pace; to stroll

Intersperse

To scatter here and there; to place at random

Speculation

A hypothesis formed with little to no supporting evidence

Myopic

Shortsighted, unable/unwilling to look into the future

Cessation

A stoppage; the ending of something

Inquisitive

Showing curiosity or a desire to learn

Inimical

Unfriendly; hostile

Craven

Completely lacking in courage; cowardly

Disclose

To reveal or make known

Truculent

Eager/quick to argue or fight

Propitiate

Win or regain someone’s favor by doing something that pleases him/her

Elephantine

Large and clumsy; resembling an elephant