Vocabulary Flashcards

Flashcards generated from lecture notes for exam preparation.

Credulity

Readiness to believe.

recalcitrant

pabigat. having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.

impecunious

broke. having little or no money.

Obsequious

obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

vicissitude

a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Despite its many vicissitudes, few in the business would swap their lifestyle for selling insurance.

Credulous

Gullible, naive.

Culpable

Deserving blame.

Curtail

To deprive, to reduce.

Dearth

Scarcity.

Decant

To pour.

Decrepit

Elderly, worn out from age.

Deference

Respect, submission.

Deleterious

Harmful.

Demagogue

Agitator.

Desecrate

To disrespect.

Desiccate

To dry out.

Desist

Stop, cease, or abstain.

Despot

A ruler with absolute power.

Diatribe

Bitter verbal attack.

Didactic

To instruct.

Diffident

Shy, lacks self-confidence.

Dilatory

Slow, unhurried, tardy.

Dilettante

Amateur.

Dirge

Funeral hymn, mournful music.

Discomfit

To embarrass.

Disconsolate

Unhappy, doleful.

Disingenuous

Insincere.

Disparage

To belittle.

Dissembler

Hypocrite.

Dissolute

Unprincipled, promiscuous.

Diurnal

Daily.

Dolorous

Doleful, distressed.

Draconian

Strict rules.

Dregs

Remnant, leftovers.

Ductile

Pliable.

Duplicitous

Deceitful.

Edify

To instruct.

Effigy

Sculpture or model of a person.

Effusive

To express gratitude.

Elucidate

To clarify.

Emaciated

Thin or weak.

Empirical

Observed, seen.

Enervating

Tiring.

Entomology

The study of insects.

Entrench

Firmly establish.

Epitaph

Elegy, commemoration.

Euphony

Pleasing sound.

Evanescent

Not lasting long.