english vocab quiz 1

extroverted

outgoing, social, friendly, gregarious

theoretical

concern with thinking about an idea or concept as opposed to using or applying it

ambivalent

having mixed or contradictory feeling about something

exculpate

to prove or show someone is not guilty

defame

to slander or attack verbally

Heresy

beliefs or opinions contradictory to orthodox religious doctrine

isothermal

describing two or more things that are equal in temperature

Miscreant

a villain or wrongdoer

Noxious

harmful, dangerous

Remnant

something that is left over or continues to exist

Stolid

demonstrating little emotion; not easily excited

Melancholy

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

Olfactory

of or relating to the sense of smell

Proclivity

the tendency to choose or do something

Adhesive

sticky; having the ability to stick to something else

cacophony

loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds

Proboscis

a long flexible snout

ravenous

extremely hungry, starving, voracious

censor

to exclude or omit parts or all of an artistic work

Obligatory

required by some rule

Demagogue

a leader who seeks support by telling people what they want to hear

Fallacious

illogical; faulty logic

emissary

a person who sent on a certain mission, often as a political ambassador

Dolorous

feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress

Endoscopy

a procedure by which doctor inspect a person’s large intestines by using a long, thin, flexible camera

Autocratic

describing a ruler or leader who has absolute power

Hypothermia

a dangerous condition in which person’s body temperature falls below normal level

Neophyte

a beginner or someone who’s new at something

Heliocentric

representing the sun as the center; as in the excepted view of solar system

sentient

able to feel or perceive things

subside

to wear off or die down

Divert

to turn aside; to turn away

Insidious

working or plotting in a hidden, sinister way

Linguist

one who specialized in study of language and its structure

Invigorate

to energize; to give life to

manifest

to appear in physical form

verbose

using or expressing more words than are needed

beatific

blissfully happy

cognizant

having knowledge of; being aware

benevolence

any act of kindness or goodwill

Writhe

to move in a twisted or contorted way

Dilate

to widen; to get bigger

Converge

to move or draw together at a certain location

Pedantic

describing someone who is overly concerned with rules or detail

Incrimminate

to accuse of a crime or a wrongdoing

Convoluted

complicated; having great detail or nuance

Incessantly

continuing without stopping

gynecocracy

the superiority of women

Luminious

shining; giving off light

Dystophia

a society that is undesirable or frightening

monotonous

boring; drab; of a singular tone or volume

macrocosm

the entirety of vast, complex structure

Hexapod

something that has 6 legs and feet

Ostentatious

making a loud, showy display in order t get attention

consummate

to make whole or complete

digress

to turn aside from the main subject of the conversation

Omnivore

an animal or plant that eat meats as well as plants

Promontory

a high point of land out from the coast into the sea

Conflagation

a great enormous fire

Patronymic

formed after one’s father name