Vocabulary Unit 10

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes.

Alacrity (noun)

Cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness.

Diaphanous (adjective)

Of such fine texture as to be transparent; vague; lacking substance.

Encumber (verb)

To put a heavy load on; to burden or weigh down; to hinder; to impede.

Ensue (verb)

To occur as a consequence or result of something else; to take place subsequently; to follow.

Ephemeral (adjective)

Lasting for a very brief time; fleeting; transitory.

Evanescent (adjective)

Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor; fleeting.

Imminent (adjective)

About to occur; impending.

Imperturbable (adjective)

Unshakably calm.

Impetuous (adjective)

Given to acting without thinking; impulsive, hasty.

Incite (verb)

To provoke to action; stir up; urge on.

Indolent (adjective)

Habitually lazy; lethargic.

Interminable (adjective)

Being or seeming to be without end; endless; tiresomely long.

Palindrome (noun)

A word or expression that is spelled the same backward and forward.

Palpable (adjective)

Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; obvious; easily perceived; noticeable.

Pandemonium (noun)

Wild, noisy uproar; chaos.

Permeate (verb)

To spread or flow throughout; to pass through the openings or spaces of.

Ponderous (adjective)

Heavy; difficult to carry due to weight or bulk; lacking grace and fluency.

Presentiment (noun)

A sense that something is about to occur.

Retrospective (adjective)

Looking back on, contemplating, or directed to the pastor an exhibit of works produced over time.

Sentient (adjective)

To fully satisfy an appetite or a desire.