Vocab Mountain Group 17

Acclaim

(verb) - Praise with great approval
(noun) - Enthusiastic approval

Ascertain

(verb) - Find out or learn with certainty

Assertive

(adjective) - Confident and direct in claiming one’s rights or expressing ideas

Bogus

(adjective) - Fake or fraudulent

Cataclysmic

(adjective) - Causing great disruption or upheaval

Circumscribe

(verb) - Limit or restrict something narrowly

Complementary

(adjective) - Enhancing or perfecting when combined with something else

Contentious

(adjective) - Causing or likely to provoke disagreement

Disingenuous

(adjective) - Pretending to be sincere or straightforward

Divulge

(verb) - Disclose or reveal information

Dogmatic

(adjective) - Insisting on one’s ideas without being open to others

Fallacious

(adjective) - False or mistaken

Foolhardy

(adjective) - Recklessly daring; careless

Hinder

(verb) - Obstruct or delay progress

Impair

(verb) - Weaken or affect negatively

Impugn

(verb) - Challenge the truth or honesty of something

Incessant

(adjective) - Constant or unending (of something bad or unpleasant)

Inclined

(adjective) - Feeling a tendency or preference towards

Inveterate

(adjective) - Deep-rooted or long-established

Miserly

(adjective) - Reluctant to spend or share; greedy

Patent

(adjective) - Clear or obvious

Petulant

(adjective) - Irritable or impatient, especially over minor issues

Pithy

(adjective) - Expressing ideas in a concise, meaningful manner

Pliant

(adjective) - Flexible or easily influenced

Sanctimonious

(adjective) - Giving the impression that one is morally superior

Sound

(adjective) - Based on reason, sense, or judgement

Tarnish

(verb) - Compromise, damage, or sully

Tepid

(adjective) - Exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm

Upbraid

(verb) - Criticize or scold severely

Vexation

(noun) - The state of being irritated or incensed