Austin Vocab Quiz #2

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.