Friberg Vocab 1-5

fledgling

new and untied; inexperienced

opulence

luxury; great wealth

proximity

closeness

hackneyed

overused; stale; trite

unassailable

impossible to deny or disprove

voluminous

big; bulky

supplant

to take the place of

affinity

a natural attraction or liking

sagacious

wise; sensible

incessant

constant; without stopping

misanthrope

a person who hates or distrusts humankind

progeny

children; descendants

effervescent

bubbling with high spirits; exhilarated

dispassionate

not influenced by emtion; impartial

brusque

rudely abrupt; curt

nonchalance

casual indifference; lack of concern

indefatigable

untiring

stoic

seemingly unaffected by pain or discomfort

voracious

consuming or eager to consume large amounts; insatibale; ravenous

morose

very gloomy; ill-tempered

parsimonious

too thrifty; stingy; miserly

prodigal

wasteful and reckless with money

exuberance

high-spirited enthusiasm

writhe

to twist and turn, as in pain or discomfort; to move with a twisting motion

decadence

a condition of moral deterioration; decay

exemplary

worthy of imitation; praiseworthy

insolvent

unable to pay debts; penniless

coalesce

to merge together to form one whole; unite; combine

surreptitious

done in a secret or sly way; stealthy

incidental

occurring as a minor consequence of something more important

respite

a short period of rest or relief; time out

querulous

complaining; whining

lampoon

to attack or ridicule through humorous imitation; spoof

reproach

blame; a rebuke

brevity

briefness; shortness of duration

torpor

a state of mental or physical inactivity; sluggishness

heist

an act of stealing; robbery

frivolous

not sensible; not properly serious; silly

clemency

mercy in judging; leniency

unscathed

not harmed or injured

levity

lightness of manner or speech; humor, silliness

meander

to move aimlessly; wander lazily; move along a winding course

peripheral

of minor importance; only slightly connected with what is essential; irrelevant

vacillate

to go back and forth, mentally, from one alternative to another; hesitate

eloquent

extremely expressive and persuasive

unobtrusive

not readily noticeable or eye-catching; inconspicuous

jargon

the specialized language of people in the same profession

substantiate

to prove the truth of; confirm; verify

dearth

a scarcity; lack

copious

abundant; in plentiful supply