Vocabulary Review List

This flashcard set provides 30 key vocabulary terms and their definitions exactly as they appear in the lecture transcript.

inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

trepidation

feeling of fear about something that may happen

inundation

an overwhelming abundance of people or things

dolorous

feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

amiably

in a friendly and pleasant manner

vindicate

clear (someone) of blame or suspicion

brooding

think deeply about something that makes one unhappy

balk

hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

eccentric

unconventional and slightly strange

capitulate

resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender

evince

reveal the presence of

incumbent

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility

cognate

from the same original word or root

vehemence

the display of strong feeling; passion

abject

experienced or present to the maximum degree

disparage

regard or represent as being of little worth

attenuated

having been reduced in force, effect, or value

suitor

a man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman

carouse

drink plentiful amounts of alcohol

inept

having or showing no skill; clumsy

portent

a sign or warning that something is likely to happen

bevy

a large group of people or things of a particular kind

beset

trouble or threaten persistently

fraught

filled with or likely to result in

prevaricate

speak in an ambiguous or evasive way to conceal the truth

headlong

with the head foremost

indignant

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived

shamble

move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait

reparation

the making of amends for a wrong one has done

lustrous

having luster; shining