Untitled Flashcards Set

What is the definition of audacity?

Bold yet disrespectful/rude behavior.

What does egregious mean?

Outstandingly bad.

Define ascendancy.

Holding a position of power or influence over others.

What does immaculate mean?

Perfectly clean/neat/tidy.

What does it mean to blight something?

To have a severely detrimental effect on.

What is dotage?

The period of life in which a person is old and weak.

What does indignant mean?

Anger/annoyance at perceived unfair treatment.

What is the meaning of fanfare?

Short and lively sounding of trumpets, elaborate ceremony.

What does salient refer to?

Most noticeable or important.

Define titular.

Holding a formal position without any real authority.

What does obviate mean?

To remove a need or difficulty.

What is posterity?

All future generations of people.

What does inchoate refer to?

Just begun and not yet fully developed/formed.

What does languish mean?

To grow weak or lack vitality.

Define ostentatious.

Too obviously showing your money/possessions/power in order to gain attention.

What does pugnacious mean?

Quick to argue/pick a fight.

What is the definition of insinuate?

To suggest or hint (something bad) indirectly.

What does insensate mean?

Lacking sympathy or compassion.

What is the meaning of temerity?

Bold, reckless, and foolish behavior.

Define zest.

Great enthusiasm and energy.

What does reproof mean?

Rebuke, showing disapproval at foolish behavior.

What is the definition of impudent?

Not showing appropriate respect for another person.

What does mien refer to?

A person’s ‘look’ or manner.

What does menial mean?

Not requiring much skill, lowly.

Define homage.

Special honor or respect shown publicly.

What does doleful mean?

Mournful and sorrowful.

What is the meaning of eminent?

Of a person, famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.

Define indecorous.

Improper.

What does recondite refer to?

Difficult/impossible for ordinary people to comprehend.

What is the definition of quiescent?

Quiet inactivity.

What does meridian mean?

A high point, a great circle on the surface of the earth that passes through the poles.

What does abortive mean?

Unsuccessful, producing no result.

What does execrable mean?

Exceptionally bad and unpleasant.

Define congenial.

Pleasant because a person’s qualities are similar to yours.

What does usurp mean?

To take (a position of) power illegally or by force.

What does incredulous mean?

Unwilling/unable to believe something.

What is the definition of lethargic?

Lazy and tired.

What does abrogate mean?

To repeal or do away with.

What does arduous mean?

Involving lots of effort; difficult and tiring.

What is the meaning of sallow?

Unhealthy yellowish color.

Define vehemently.

In a forceful and passionate manner.

What does laudable mean?

Deserving of praise.

What does staid mean?

Respectable.

What is the definition of supercilious?

Behaving/looking as if you think you are better than others.

What does haughty mean?

Arrogantly superior, ‘stuck up’.

What is the meaning of rectify?

To put right, correct.

Define amiable.

Having/displaying a friendly/pleasant manner.

What is a promontory?

A point of high land that juts out into a large body of water.

What does trepidation mean?

Fear/anxiety about something that may happen.

What does engender mean?

To cause or give rise to.

What does meretricious mean?

Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.

Define forgo.

To omit or go without.

What is the definition of steadfast?

Firm and unshakable determination.

What does avocation refer to?

Hobby, minor occupation.

What does effrontery mean?

Extremely bold and rude behavior.

What is the meaning of pallid?

Pale because of poor health.

Define dyspeptic.

Having irritable indigestion or depression.

What does despondent mean?

Unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm.

What is a contingency?

An arrangement for dealing with something that might happen; ‘backup’.

What does prate mean?

To talk (chatter) meaninglessly and loudly.

Define harbinger.

Something that foreshadows a future event, forerunner.

What does peerless mean?

Eminent beyond or above comparison, unequaled, unrivaled.

What is the definition of latent?

Has potential/is present but isn’t showing now.

What does vantage mean?

Place or situation affording some benefit.

Define equivocate.

To use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead.

What is a knell?

The sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral.

What does beguile mean?

To win attention/interest through trickery.

Define hackneyed.

Lacking originality.

What does palpable mean?

About a feeling or atmosphere, so intense you can almost feel it.

What is the meaning of multitudinous?

Very numerous.

What does carouse mean?

To ‘party’ and drink excessively.

Define melee.

A confused fight/skirmish.

What does unbecoming mean?

Unflattering (usually clothes/color).

What is the definition of grave?

Very serious.

What does verity mean?

Truth.

What does dolorous mean?

Having great sorrow or distress.

What does bode mean?

To be an omen of a particular outcome.

Define dissemble.

To disguise/conceal one’s true motives.

What does fell mean?

Cruel, terrible.

What is the meaning of scruple?

A feeling of doubt/hesitation about a matter of morality.

Define fortitude.

Courage in pain/adversity.

What does consternation mean?

Feelings of anxiety or dismay.

What does ameliorate mean?

To improve/make better.

What is deference?

Humble respectfulness.

Define prodigious.

Enormous, impressively large.

What does remuneration mean?

Money paid for work/a service.

What does enrapture mean?

To give intense pleasure or joy to.

Define adroit.

Clever, skillful, and resourceful in handling situations.

What does felicity mean?

State of contented well-being.

What is the definition of salacious?

Conveying or appealing to sexual desire or imagination.

Define licentious.

Sexually promiscuous.

What does raucous mean?

Loud and unpleasant sounding.

What is a malediction?

A curse.

What does propriety mean?

Conventionally accepted moral standards of behavior.

Define substantiate.

To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

What does begrudge mean?

To envy someone’s possessions/enjoyment.

What does preclude mean?

To prevent from happening.