Vocab Quiz 2

odious

deserving hatred or repugnance.

portent

something that foreshadows a coming event.

skulk

to move in a stealthy or furtive manner.

apathy

lack of interest or concern.

arbitrary

depending on individual discretion and not fixed by law.

concede

to accept as true, valid, or accurate.

contrite

grieving and penitent for sin or shortcoming.

impede

to interfere with the slow progress of.

mercurial

characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood.

rapt

transported with emotion; wholly absorbed; engrossed.

undermine

to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly.

avarice

excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain; greediness.

consummate

extremely skilled and accomplished.

duplicity

contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action.

impregnable

incapable of being taken by assault; unconquerable.

ostentatious

marked by or fond of conspicuous or pretentious display.

obsequious

marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness.

ephemeral

lasting a very short time.

laconic

using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise.

precarious

characterized by a lack of security or stability that threatens danger.

transgress

to go beyond limits set or prescribed by; violate.

ubiquitous

existing or being everywhere at the same time.

vie

to strive for superiority.

wanton

lewd, bawdy; merciless and malicious.

cryptic

having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning.

furtive

marked by stealth; attempting to avoid notice.

discretion

the ability to make responsible decisions.

insidiously

in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

belying

showing to be false or contradicting; disguising the true nature.

fawning

displaying exaggerated flattery or affection.

provocation

an action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry.

pretentious

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance than is actually possessed.