Unit 1 Vocabulary

A set of vocabulary flashcards for Unit 1 vocabulary from the video notes.

Myopic

possessing a lack of foresight

Nebulous

unclear; vague; indefinite

Oblique

having a slanting position or direction; not straight to the point; indirect

Passé

out-of-date; old-fashioned

Rectitude

conduct according to moral principles; strict honesty

Sibilant

having or making a hissing sound

Tacit

making no sound; unspoken; silent; implied or understood

Umbrage

offense or resentment

Vehement

acting or moving with great force; having intense feeling; passionate

Wrought

formed or fashioned; shaped by hammering (usually metals)

Banal

drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite

Cerebral

Brainy; intellectually refined

Disseminate

to spread the seeds of something

Elusive

hard to pin down; evasive

Feral

untamed; wild

Hypothetical

guessed; proposed outcome

Lampoon

to satirize; to mock; to parody

Maverick

a nonconformist; a rebel

Novel

new, original

Placid

undisturbed; tranquil; calm