Vocab List 10

Abstracted

removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one's own mind

Adulation

extreme praise or admiration

Adversity

misfortune, unfavorable happening

Burgeon

to sprout, to newly emerge

Chimera

a fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination

Culpable

deserving blame; guilty

Decadent

decaying

Entreaty

a plea, an earnest request

Fatuous

foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane

Humane

kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate

Indulgent

lenient, especially toward oneself

Ineptness

lack of competence or judgment

Ingrate

an ungrateful person

Inundate

to flood, to overflow

Miser

one who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money

Nefarious

extremely wicked, evil, vicious

Prattle

meaningless sounds, babble

Predilection

preference

Procrastinate

to defer action; to delay

Stoic

a stoical person; not showing passion or feeling, indifference, impassive

Suffrage

right to vote

Summon

to call together, to send for or to request to appear

Transparent

quality of being able to be seen through, clear

Turbulence

wild or disturbing activity

Viable

capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately