Untitled Flashcards Set

Abase

To degrade, to humiliate.

Abdicate

To renounce or to give up a power.

Brazen

Shameless, insolent, disrespectful.

Caustic

Sarcastically biting, acrid.

Commiserate

To express sympathy or pity.

Decorum

Appropriate conduct; correct and proper behavior.

Deference

Courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another.

Drone

Speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound.

Enunciate

To pronounce clearly.

Girth

Size or dimensions (usually the measure around a body).

Grandiose

Impressive, imposing.

Inception

The beginning of something.

Ineffable

Incapable of being expressed in speech or words.

Nebulous

Lacking clarity of features or sharpness of outline.

Neophyte

A recent convert, beginner, novice.

Obtuse

Dull of mind, insensitive, stupid.

Parable

A short fictitious story that has a moral.

Rant

To rave, to speak, in a loud and attacking manner.

Reproach

To blame for something; a disgrace.

Savant

A scholar, a learned person.

Stultifying

Causing to be useless, crippling, causing to appear stupid.

Syllabus

A brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study.

Troupe

A company or group—usually theatrical performers.

Unequivocal

Without a doubt, clear.

Vapid

Dull, inane, insipid.