Unit 1 vocab flashcards

Affinity: a preference for something

Fledging: new or beginning

Hackneyed: worn-out or over used

Incessant: nonstop or persistent, never ending 

Opulence: riches or wealth

Proximity: nearness

Sagacious: intelligent

Supplant: to replace

Unassailable: undeniable

Voluminous: large 

Brusque:  blunt; very short to someone and that’s rude to receieve 

Dispassionate: unemotional; no bicker 

Effervescent: energetic and lively

Indefatigable:  never getting tired 

Misanthrope: an antisocial person

Morose: gloomy 

Nonchalance: lack of concern; tryna give of an aura of carefree 

Progeny: offspring 

Stoic: showing no distress

Voracious: greedy 

Brevity: briefness

Clemency: lenient or mercy

Frivolous: lighthearted 

Heist: a theft

Lampoon: to make fun of 

Querulous: discontented ; expressing unhappiness

Reproach: disapproval 

Respite: time off

Torpor: drowsiness

Unscathed: unhurt ; unharmed

• Copious:

  • Plentiful

• Dearth

  • A shortage

• Eloquent

  • Stirring

  • Passion

• Jargon

  • Technical language

• Levity

  • Lightheartedness

• Meander

  • To wander

  • Off track

• Peripheral

  • Of little importance

• Substantiate:

  • To prove

• Unobtrusive

  • Not noticeable

• Vacillate:

  • To hesitate

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