TOTC Midterm Vocab

Countenance

a person's face or facial expression.

Doleful

expressing sorrow; mournful.

Flounder

to struggle clumsily or helplessly.

Prevalent

widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.

Sagacity

acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment; wisdom

Sublime

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

Tedious

too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Tremulous

shaking or quivering slightly; timid or nervous.

Aphorism

a pithy observation that contains a general truth.

Diabolic

belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil.

Florid

having a red or flushed complexion; elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.

Glib

(of words or a speaker) Fluent but insincere and shallow.

Incorrigible

not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed. (only used to describe people)

Languidly

in a manner displaying a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slowly and relaxed.

Morose

sullen and ill-tempered.

obsequiousness

submissiveness

ardor

great enthusiasm

chary

cautious

loadstone

magnet

magnanimous

noble

orthodoxy

accepted belief

tribunal

court of law

capricious

unpredictable

despondency

depression; loss of hope

dubiously

doubtfully

imploringly

in a begging manner

lowering

frowning

resolute

determined

throng

crowd

unprecedented

without previous example

vermin

unpleasant small animals like rats and insects

affect

to pretend

augment

to add to

entreaty

appeal; request

epicure

person with refined tastes

exact

to demand; to require

furtive

secret; cunning

lethargy

drowsiness

acuity

acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

advocacy 

the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal

antipathy

a dislike, distaste, or enmity

ardent

expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous