Quarter 4 Week 3 Vocab

Allure

verb, To attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.

Attraction, magnetism

Apocryphal

adj, Of doubtful authorship or authenticity.

Inaccurate, untrue

Baneful

adj, Destructive, pernicious

Consternation

noun, a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion.

fright, bewilderment

Cryptic

adj, mysterious in meaning.

puzzling, ambiguous

Dexterous

adj, skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.

nimble

Egregious

adj, extraordinary in some bad way.

glaring, flagrant

Equivocate

verb, to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead.

Felicitous

adj, well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression.

opportune, telling

Imperturbable

adj, incapable of being upset or agitated, not easily excited.

calm

Interminable

adj, incapable of being terminated.

unending, boundless, eternal

Mutability

noun, the quality of being liable to undergo change or alteration, constantly changing.

changing, fluctuation

Obviate

verb, to anticipate and prevent or eliminate difficulties by effective measures, render unnecessary.

counteract, preclude

Penchant

noun, a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something.

affection, tendency

Ponderous

adj, of great weight.

heavy, massive

Profligate

adj, utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated, thoroughly dissolute.

promiscuous

Replete

adj, abundantly supplied or provided. (usually followed by “with”)

filled, loaded

Sordid

adj, morally ignoble or base. Meanly selfish.

vile, nasty, shameful

Surfeited

noun, cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

Vociferous

adj, crying out noisily.

noisy, shrill