Untitled Flashcards Set

Audacity (n) - bold yet disrespectful/rude behavior

Egregious (adj) - outstandingly bad

Ascendancy (n) - holding a position of power or influence over others

Immaculate (adj) - perfectly clean/neat/tidy

Blight (v) - to have a severely detrimental effect on

Dotage (n) - the period of life in which a person is old and weak

Indignant (adj) - anger/annoyance at perceived unfair treatment

Fanfare (n) - short and lively sounding of trumpets, elaborate ceremony

Salient (adj) - most noticeable or important

Titular (adj) - holding a formal position w/o any real authority

Obviate (v) - remove a need or difficulty

Posterity (n) - all future generations of people

Inchoate (adj) - just begun and not yet fully developed/formed

Languish (v) - to grow weak or lack vitality

Ostentatious (adj) -  too obviously showing your money/possessions/power in order to gain attention

Pugnacious (adj) - quick to argue/pick a fight

Insinuate (v) - suggest or hint (something bad) indirectly

Insensate (adj) - lacking sympathy or compassion

Temerity (n) - bold, reckless, and foolish behavior

Zest (n) - great enthusiasm and energy

Reproof (n) - rebuke, showing disapproval at foolish behavior

Impudent (adj) - not showing appropriate respect for another person

Mien (n) - a person’s “look” or manner

Menial (adj) - not requiring much skill, lowly

Homage (n) - special honor or respect shown publicly

Doleful (adj) - mournful and sorrowful

Eminent (adj) - of a person)  - famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession

Indecorous (adj) - improper

Recondite (adj) - difficult/impossible for ordinary people to comprehend 

Quiescent (adj) - quiet inactivity

Meridian (n) - a high point, a great circle on the surface of the earth that passes through the poles

Abortive (adj) - unsuccessful, producing no result

Execrable (adj) - exceptionally bad and unpleasant

Congenial (adj) - pleasant b/c a person’s qualities are similar to yours 

Usurp (v) - to take (a position of) power illegally or by force

Incredulous (adj) - unwilling/unable to believe something

Lethargic (adj) - lazy and tired
 
Abrogate (v) - repeal or do away with

Arduous (adj) - involving lots of effort; difficult and tiring.

Sallow (adj) - unhealthy yellowish color

Vehemently (adv) - in a forceful and passionate manner

Laudable (adj) - deserving of praise

Staid (adj) - respectable 

Supercilious (adj) - behaving/looking as if you think you are better than others

Haughty (adj) - arrogantly superior, “stuck up”

Rectify (v) - to put right, correct

Amiable (adj) - having/displaying a friendly/pleasant manner

Promontory (n) - a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water

Trepidation (n) - fear/anxiety about something that may happen

Engender (v) - to cause or give rise to

Meretricious (adj) - apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.

Forgo (v) - to omit or go without

Steadfast (adj) - firm and unshakable determination

Avocation (n) - hobby, minor occupation

Effrontery (n) - extremely bold and rude behavior

Pallid (adj) - pale b/c of poor health

Dyspeptic (adj) - having irritable indigestion or depression

Despondent (adj) - unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm

Contingency (n) - an arrangement for dealing with something that might happen; “backup”

Prate (v) - to talk (chatter) meaninglessly and loudly

Harbinger (n) - something that foreshadows a future event, forerunner

Peerless (adj) - eminent beyond or above comparison, unequaled, unrivaled

Latent (adj) - has potential/is present but isn’t showing now

Vantage (n) - place or situation affording some benefit

Equivocate (v) - to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead

Knell (n) - the sound of a bell, especially when rung solemnly for a death or funeral

Beguile (v) - to win attention/interest through trickery

Hackneyed (adj) - lacking originality

Palpable (adj) - (about a feeling or atmosphere) so intense you can almost feel it

Multitudinous (adj) - very numerous

Carouse (v) - to “party” and drink excessively

Melee (n) - a confused fight/skirmish

Unbecoming (adj) - unflattering (usually clothes/color)

Grave (adj) - very serious

Verity (n) - truth

Dolorous (adj) - having great sorrow or distress

Bode (v) - to be an omen of a particular outcome

Dissemble (v) - disguise/conceal one’s true motives

Fell (adj) - cruel, terrible

Scruple (n) - a feeling of doubt/hesitation about a matter of morality

Fortitude (n) - courage in pain/adversity

Consternation (n) - feelings of anxiety or dismay

Ameliorate (v) - to improve/make better

Deference (n) - humble respectfulness 

Prodigious (adj) - enormous, impressively large

Remuneration (n) - money paid for work/a service

Enrapture (v) - give intense pleasure or joy to

Adroit (adj) - clever, skillful, and resourceful in handling situations

Felicity (n) - state of contented well-being

Salacious (adj) - conveying or appealing to sexual desire or imagination

Licentious (adj) - sexually promiscuous

Raucous (adj) - loud and unpleasant sounding

Malediction (n) - a curse

Propriety (n) - conventionally accepted moral standards of behavior

Substantiate (v) - to provide evidence to support or prove the truth of 

Begrudge (v) - to envy someone’s possessions/enjoyment

Preclude (v) - to prevent from happening