ATV Vocab

Flippant (adj.)

Frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking seriousness

Pugnacious (adj.)

Inclined to quarrel of fight readily; quarrelsome; combative

Rabid (adj.)

(1) Irrationally extreme in opinion or practice (2) Furious or raging in violent intent (3) Affected with or pertaining to rabies; mad

Admonish (v.)

(1) To caution, advise, or counsel against something (2) To reprove or scold especially in a mild or good-willed manner (3) To urge to a duty; remind

Breach (n. or v.)

(1) The act of breaking; break on rupture (2) infraction or violation as of law, trust, faith, or promise (3) A gap made in a wall, fortification, line or soldiers; fissure (4) A severance of friends or relations

Expound (v.)

To set forth or state in detail; to explain; interpret

Spurious (adj.)

Not genuine, authentic or true; not from the claimed, pretended or proper source; counterfeit

Unbridled (adj.)

not controlled or restrained

Erratic (adj.)

(1) Deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric (2) Having no certain or definite course

Subjugate (v.)

(1) To bring under complete control; conquer; master (2) To make submissive or subservient; enslave

Pilfer (v.)

To steal, especially in small quantities

Depict (v.)

To represent by or as characterized in words; describe; portray; delineate

Dissolute (adj.)

Indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper conduct; licentious; dissipated

Trite (adj.)

lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed state

Arbitrary (adj.)

Subject to individual will or judgment without restrictions; contingent solely upon one's discretion

Render (v.)

To cause to be or become; make ; to do; provide; furnish

Scrutinize (v.)

To examine in detail with careful or critical attention

Inundate (v.)

To flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge; to overwhelm

Sardonic (adj.)

characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

Cynical (adj.)

distrusting or disparaging the moves of others; pessimistic

Reminiscent (adj.)

awakening memories of something similar

Prattle (v.)

to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble

Succumb (v.)

to give way to superior force; yield

Atone (v.)

to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or crime

Doleful (adj.)

sorrowful; mournful; melancholy

Provocative (adj.)

tending or serving to provoke; inciting; stimulating; irritating or vexing

Didactic (adj.)

inclined to teach or lecture others too much; intended to teach a moral lesson

Simulate (v.)

to create a likeness or model of (a situation, system, or the like)

Meander (v.)

to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course; to wander aimlessly; ramble

Augment (v.)

to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase

Conciliatory (adj.)

intended to placate or reconcile

Contentious (adj.)

tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome

Patronizing (adj.)

displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner

Gape (v.)

(1) to stare with open mouth as in wonder (2) to open as a gap; split or become wide open

Discern (v.)

(1) to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; recognize (2) to distinguish or discriminate

Ascribe (v.)

to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute

Insipid (adj.)

without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

Nostalgic (adj.)

a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former time, place or situation

Antagonistic (adj.)

acting in opposition; hostile; unfriendly

Chastise (v.)

to discipline, especially by corporal punishment; to severely criticize

Extol (v.)

to praise highly; laud; eulogize

Exploit (v.)

to use selfishly for one's own ends

Frivolous (adj.)

characterized by lack of seriousness or sense; self-indulgently carefree

Pretentious (adj.)

characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved; ostentaious

Auspicious (adj.)

promising success; propitious; opprtume; favorable

Divulge (v.)

to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unkown)

Squander (v.)

to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away)

Efface (v.)

to wipe out; do away with; expunge; obliterate; erase

Terse (adj.)

abruptly consise; curt; brusque

Tenacious (adj.)

holding fast, persistent, stubborn or obstinate

Benevolant (adj.)

characterized by expressing goodwill or kingly feelings; diesiring to help others; charitable

Muddle (v.)

to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble

Configure (v.)

to design or adapt to form a specific configureation or for some specific purpose

Extrapolate (v.)

to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

Abashed (adj.)

ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted

Ambiguous (adj.)

1. open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal
2. doubtful or uncertain in nature; difficult to comprehend

Apathetic (adj.)

having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent; unresponsive

Jeer (v.)

to speak or shout derisively to; taunt; mock

Proliferate (v.)

grow or produce rapidly

Sever (v.)

to divide into parts; especially forcibly; cleave; to break off or disolve (ties, relations, etc.)

Sully (v.)

to make soiled or tarnished; to defile

Abridge (v.)

to reduce in scope; to shorten in duration or extent

Wane (v.)

to decrease in strength, intensity, etc; to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.; to draw to a close; approach an end

Strident (adj.)

commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality

Wry (adj.)

cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous

Vitriolic (adj.)

filled with bitter criticism or malice

Audacious (adj.)

extremely bold or daring; necklessly brave; fearless