Unit 4 English Vocabulary

acquiesce

To accept without protest; to agree or submit.

animosity

Strong dislike; bitter hostility.

apathy

A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.

apprehensive

Fearful or anxious, especially about the future.

commend

To praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention.

condolence

An expression of sympathy.

consecrate

To make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose.

decrepit

Old and feeble; worn-out, ruined.

deride

To ridicule, laugh at with contempt.

garrulous

Given too much talking, tediously chatty.

ingenuous

Innocent, simple; frank, sincere.

multifarious

Having great variety; numerous and diverse.

obsolete

Out-of-date, no longer in use.

parsimonious

Stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small.

quandary

A state of perplexity or doubt.

recalcitrant

Stubbornly disobedient; resisting authority.

reprisal

An injury done in return for an injury.

revel

To take great pleasure in; a wild celebration.

stultify

To make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on.

suave

Smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses.