Vocabulary Review Flashcards

Lapse

• Definition: A slip or error.

Insistent

• Definition: Persistent; not yielding.

Tentative

• Definition: Unsure; not definite or positive.

Abrupt

• Definition: Sudden or unexpected.

Tumult

• Definition: A riot, uprising, or other disorder.

Portentous

• Definition: Self-important; significant.

Irreverent

• Definition: Lacking respect.

Vicarious

• Definition: Taking the place of another.

Rancor

• Definition: Malice; resentment.

Humidor

• Definition: A container for keeping cigars moist.

Indiscernible

• Definition: Imperceptible; not seen clearly.

Settee

• Definition: A seat for two or more persons.

Divot

• Definition: A piece of turf.

Garrulous

• Definition: Excessively talkative; wordy.

Incoherent

• Definition: Lacking logical connection.

Conceivable

• Definition: Imaginable.

Forlorn

• Definition: Miserable; hopeless; sad; lonely.

Laden

• Definition: Burdened.

Pasquinade

• Definition: A satire.

Derange

• Definition: To make insane.

Surmise

• Definition: To conjecture or guess.

Superfluous

• Definition: Extravagant; unnecessary; needless.

Elocution

• Definition: Style of speaking or reading.

Unutterable

• Definition: Unspeakable; beyond expression.

Subtle

• Definition: Difficult to perceive.

Borne

• Definition: To hold or support