LANG VOCAB QUIZ

Feign -  (verb) to pretend to have a feeling; to pretend to be affected by something 

Supercilious - (adj) behaving or thinking one is superior to others

Anemic - (adj) lacking force, vitality or spirit. Or lacking in substance or quality. 

Hauteur - (noun) pride, arrogance; cockiness

Disdain - (noun) a feeling of contempt fo anything regarded as unworthy’ aloof contempt or scorn; as mutual disdain

Strident - (adjective) loud, harsh, grating or shrill

Toiled (verb) -  to work hard 

Prodigal - (adj) given to wasteful expenditure; addicted to extravagance and waste

Malevolence (noun) - A desire to hurt others, evil

Poignant (adjective) - Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Punctilious (adjective) - Painstaking; meticulous; strict attention to minute details

Retribution (noun) - Something justly deserved; taking revenge or correcting a wrong.

Somnambulatory (noun/adjective) - Sleepwalking

Tactless (adjective) - lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

Harrowed (verb) - To cause distress

Vestige (noun) - a mark, trace or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.

Nebulous (adjective) - Hazy, vague, indistinct or confused

Ineffable (adjective) - Incapable of being expressed, indescribable 

Reverie (noun) - A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a day dream.

Menagerie (noun) - A collection of wild or unusual animals, or an unusual and varied group of people. 

Egregious: (adj) conspicuously bad: flagrant

Plausible: (adj) superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often deceptively so

Indubitable: (adj) too evident to be doubted: unquestionable

Stymie: (v) to present an obstacle to: stand in the way of

Garrulous: (adj) excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters.

Austere: (adj) stern and cold in appearance or manner

Paragon: (noun) a model of excellence or perfection

Nefarious: (adj) extremely wicked or villainous

pentitent : (adj) feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses: repentant

Complicit: (adj) helping to commit a crime or do wrong in some way

Abscond: (verb) to depart secretly and hide oneself

Machination: (noun) a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end

Ubiquitous: (adj) existing or being everywhere at the same time: constantly encountered: widespread

Burnish: (verb) to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing

Coterie: (noun) an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose