Vocab Midterm

veracity (n)

reality; accuracy; precision

artifice (n)

pretense; deception

contingent (adj.)

possible; conditional

intermittent (adj.)

stopping and starting at intervals; sporadic

oscillate (v)

to move back and forth; to waver or doubt a decision; fluctuate

coherent (adj.)

consistent; organized

indefatigable (adj.)

incapable of becoming tired; not stopping or giving up

inveterate (adj.)

long-established; habitual

portend (v)

foresee; foreshadow

rarefied (adj.

belonging to a select group; exclusive

conspicuous (adj.)

standing out; obvious

lucidity (n)

clearness of thought; certainty

bamboozle (v)

deceive; fool; con

alluring (adj.)

attractive; charming

lustrous (adj.)

lovely; bright; shining

pulchritude (n)

beauty; glamour; elegance

scintillate (v)

sparkle; shine; twinkle

uncouth (adj.)

ungraceful; unrefined; rude

buffoon (n)

a person given to foolish or clownish behavior; joker

imprudent (adj.)

absurd; illogical; foolish

assuage (v)

calm; alleviate; lessen

placate (v)

soothe; appease; comfort

brattle (n)

a rattling and crashing sound

discordant (adj.)

clashing in ideas or sound;

obstreperous (adj.)

noisy and boisterous; vocal; defiant

neophyte (n)

beginner; rookie; newcomer

obsolescence (n)

something out of use or need; obsoleteness

passé (adj.)

out of mode or fashion; outdated; old-fashioned

amiable (adj.)

good-natured; social; likable

pompous (adj.)

bossy; condescending; snobby