Vocabulary Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards from lecture notes.

Audacious

Willing to take risks; daring.

Audacious

Showing disrespect or a lack of courtesy.

Audacity

Willingness to take risks by showing excessive boldness.

Confiscate

To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of.

Conscientious

Thorough; careful.

Conscientious

Honest; principled.

Depict

To give a picture of; to describe.

Embark

To go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage.

Embark

To start out; to begin.

Inkling

A slight suspicion; a vague idea.

Lackadaisical

Showing little spirit or enthusiasm.

Mutiny

Deliberate refusal to obey orders given by those in command, especially by sailors.

Mutiny

To rebel openly against a commander.

Pilfer

To steal repeatedly small amounts or things that are of little value.

Profusion

A plentiful supply; a great or generous amount.

Profuse

Given or occurring in generous amounts; abundant.

Prudent

Very careful; showing judgment and wisdom.

Prudence

The avoidance of risk; carefulness in what one says or does.

Rankle

To cause continuing anger or irritation.

Rebuke

To criticize strongly; to reprimand.

Rebuke

A sharp criticism.

Serene

Calm and untroubled; peaceful.

Serenity

A calm and untroubled state.

Slovenly

Untidy; carelessly done.