July 20, 2026 Vocab Review

A comprehensive set of fill-in-the-blank style flashcards covering vocabulary definitions from the lecture notes dated July 20, 2026.

Prig

A self-righteous person

Stoic

Unemotional, enduring hardship

Prude

Easily offended by sexual matters

Portly/Rotund

Pleasantly fat

Heiress

Normally a woman who inherits wealth

Henpecked

Controlled by one's spouse

Militant

Aggressively active

Coyly

Shy or pretending to be shy

Petulantly

Childishly annoyed

Conceit

Excessive pride

Pensive

Thoughtful

Exasperated

Extremely frustrated

Smitten

Deeply attracted

Sheepishness

Embarrassment

Enthralled

Captivated

Misgivings

Doubts

Somber

Serious and gloomy

Acutely

Intensely

Condemn

Express strong disapproval

Chastise

Scold, criticize

Obscures

Hides or conceal

Annulment

Legal cancellation usually marriage

Deceive

Make someone believe something that isn't true

Ruse

Trick

Groveled

Begged humbly

Redeemed

Made up for something

Ominous

Suggesting something bad

Repugnant

Disgusting

Endearing

Lovable

Evocative

Bringing memories or feelings

Sensual

Relating to physical pleasure

Erotic

Sexually arousing

Salacious

Overly sexual

Lascivious

Showing excessive sexual desire

Explicit

Very clear or graphic

Crude

Rude or lacking refinement

Ostentatious

Showy

Plausible

Believable

Redundant

Unnecessary repetition

Nuance

Subtle difference

Apprentice

Beginner learning a trade

Freelance

Self-employed

Emigrated

Moved away to another country

Trajectory

Path or course

Scope

Range or extent

Foyer

Entrance hall

Awning

Covering over a window or door

Grove

Small group of trees

Grated

Shredded into small pieces

Cascading

Falling like a waterfall

Substantial

Of considerable importance, size, or worth

Ravenous

Extremely hungry

Stifle

To suppress or hold back

Ambiguity

Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning

Dignity

The state of being worthy of honor or respect

Trivial

Of little value or importance

Animosity

Strong hostility

Degenerate

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

Prig

Self-righteous person.

Stoic

Unemotional, endures hardship.

Prude

Easily offended by sex.

Portly/Rotund

Pleasantly fat.

Heiress

Woman who inherits wealth.

Henpecked

Controlled by spouse.

Militant

Aggressively active.

Coyly

Pretends to be shy.

Petulantly

Childishly annoyed.

Conceit

Excessive pride.

Pensive

Thoughtful.

Exasperated

Extremely frustrated.

Smitten

Deeply attracted.

Sheepishness

Embarrassment.

Enthralled

Captivated.

Misgivings

Doubts.

Somber

Serious and gloomy.

Acutely

Intensely.

Condemn

Strong disapproval.

Chastise

Scold, criticize.

Obscures

Hides.

Annulment

Legal cancellation.

Deceive

Make someone believe falsehood.

Ruse

Trick.

Groveled

Begged humbly.

Redeemed

Made up for.

Ominous

Suggests something bad.

Repugnant

Disgusting.

Endearing

Lovable.

Evocative

Brings memories.

Sensual

Relates to physical pleasure.

Erotic

Sexually arousing.

Salacious

Overly sexual.

Lascivious

Excessive sexual desire.

Explicit

Clear or graphic.

Crude

Rude or unrefined.

Ostentatious

Showy.

Plausible

Believable.

Redundant

Unnecessary repetition.

Nuance

Subtle difference.