0326-0350 Flashcards
impugn
v. to challenge or attack one’s beliefs or motives as false
voluble
adj. able to speak easily and in quantity, glib, talkative
misogynist
n. one who hates women
pedagogy
n. the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing
ambient
adj. relating to the immediate surroundings; surrounding environment
inquest
n. a judicial inquiry of some matter of some matter held before a jury
n. an investigation, inquiry
preen
v. to primp, to dress up
v. to clean fur or feathers of an animal
parry
v. to block, evade, or ward off
guy
n. a rope or cord attached to something as a brace
sallow
adj. of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion
plangent
adj. pounding, thundering, resounding
peripatetic
adj. itinerant, nomadic
rue
v. to regret; to feel or experience remorse
macerate
v. to soften by steeping in a liquid, or decompose
v. to emaciate; to starve
callow
adj. lacking maturity or experience
wistful
adj. yearning, longing, or melancholy
corroborate
v. to confirm or validate
couch
v. to express in indirect terms; to frame in a certain way
innervate
v. to give nervous energy to; to supply with nerves
impecunious
adj. poor; without any money
grovel
v. to behave in a servile manner
v. to indulge in unworthy pursuits
epicurean
adj. characterized by luxury (esp. in terms of food and drink) or by a propensity for indulging in luxury
hirsute
adj. hairy, shaggy
countenance
n. appearance of a person’s face
v. to permit, to allow
