Unit 6 vocab

Antiquated

Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable.

Arable

Fit for plowing, tillable.

Ascendancy

Domination; growing power.

Atrophy

To waste away, to wither.

Clandestine

Secret.

Conciliate

To reconcile, pacify, or renew a friendship.

Cursory

Superficial, casual, hastily done.

Derision

Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule.

Enmity

Absolute hatred.

Extricate

To free, to disentangle.

Forbearance

Patience, lenience.

Frivolous

Lacking in seriousness or importance.

Garrulous

Talkative, rambling.

Impetuous

Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive.

Industrious

Skillfully busy or occupied.

Infamous

Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad.

Insolence

Insulting or contemptuous behavior.

Levity

Excessive frivolity, flippancy.

Oblivion

State of being forgotten.

Paradoxical

Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct.

Perjury

False testimony under oath.

Rancor

Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity.

Sycophant

A self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser.

Vacillating

Changing, fluctuating.

Vivid

Bright, distinct, and clear.