Guidry 1-5 vocab

Despot

a ruler with total control; a tyrant, autocrat

sycophant

brown-noser; one who flatters others

Glutton

one who is overly, almost sinfully, hungry for something, usually food

hedonist

someone who lives for pleasure or happiness

hypocrite

one who pretends to a life or beliefs that he doesn't honestly have; a phony or fake

heretic

one who differs from accepted belief or theory

charlatan

a quack or fraud; a cheat, imposter

Bigot

one who stubbornly holds to his own opinions

miser

a greedy, grasping person

insurgent

a rebel; one who rises up in revolt

zealot

a fanatic; someone devoted beyond reason to a cause or belief

skeptic

one who doubts or waits to pass judgement

ora-

to speak, pray

ver-

the truth

Fervent

full of strong emotion; impassioned

Germane

Fitting and appropriate; relevant; pertinent

fortuitous

happening by chance or accident

Grueling

demanding and exhausting; punishing, tiring

Indulgent

generous to a fault; lenient, not critical

Vulnerable

Open to physical or mental damage or hurt

Profuse

in great abundance; bountiful; lavish; lush

Superficial

On the surface, shallow; not deep, serious, important; cursory, not thourogh

Uniform

consistent; the same

Listless

lacking energy or enthusiasm; indifferent or languid; uncaring

Incessant

Going on without interruption, unceasing, continuous

Unubtrusive

Not noticeable; inconspicuous; not aggressive

Claus/clud/clus

Close, shut

Pot/poss

To be powerful or able

Acquiesce

v. To give in and agree peaceably; to assent; comply
n. acquiescence

Chastise

v. to scold or severely punish; castigate; censure

Augment

v. to increase; to make something bigger or greater

Condone

v. to overlook or pardon an offense; to excuse

Amass

v. to accumulate, collect; to gather, come together

Disseminate

v. to disperse or spread everywhere(knowledge or ideas) as if sowing seed

Coalesce

v. to mix or come together form separate elements

Concur

v. to agree, assent; to approve; to coincide

Digress

v. to wonder off in course in speaking or writing
n. digression

Laud

v. to praise, comment, acclaim, extol

Disperse

v. to spread all over; to disseminate; to fan out or scatter in a random way

Efface

v. to erase or obliterate; to wear away(as by time)

cur/curr/cours

to run, course
ex. cursory, precursor, curriculum, occur

miss/mit

to sent
ex. emit, mission, omission, missle

Banal

adj. Commonplace and stale, not fresh; trite; insipid
n. Banality

Terse

adj. Stripped of all but the essentials; concise or succinct, sometimes to the point of rudeness

Raconteur

n. A gifted talker or storyteller

Euphemism

n. The use of a "nice" word or phrase instead on an offensive or terrible honest one; the word or phrase so used

Succinct

adj. Brief, to the point; concise, pithy, terse

Hackneyed

adj. Banal, overused, commonplace, trite

Bombast

n. High-flown, pompous, "windbag" language

Articulate

v. to speak in a clear, effective way
adj. Clear and effective in manner; also, jointed off

Lacomic

adj. Using a few words as possible, concise

Hyperbole

n. Wild exaggeration, often on purpose for effect

Lampoon

n. Verbal ridicule of a person; personal satire

Platitude

n. A tired, trite old saying; a banality, cliche

voc/vok

to call
Ex. vociferous, provocative, evoke, invocation

LOC/LOQU/LOG/OLOGY

speech, study, word, talk
Ex. eloquent, loquacious, eulogy, epilogue

arrogant

proud, overbearing; snootily self-important

Disdain

Scorn; snooty disapproval or dislike; contempt

Fastidious

extremely fussy and particular; meticulous

Haughty

openly and disdainfully proud; snooty

Disparage

to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue

Deprecate

To disapprove mildly, with regret

Condescend

To come down in level; stoop

Supercilious

Excessively proud; disdainfully superior

Contempt

total lack of respect; disdain; scorn

Pretentious

showy; self-important; make unjustifiable claims to excellence.

Scoff

to make fun of; to show contempt for

Complacent

self-satisfied; smug

rog

To ask

rid/ris

to laugh