0751-0775 Flashcards
succinct
adj. brief
transient
adj. not permanent
adj. moving from place to place
n. one who moves from place to place
trepidation
n. a feeling of fear or agitation
turbid
adj. clouded due to sediment
adj. confused
ubiquitous
adj. present everywhere
unfeigned
adj. sincerely felt or expressed
unimpeachable
adj. beyond doubt or suspicion
untenable
adj. impossible to maintain or defend, as of an opinion
vacillate
v. to waver between conflicting positions
vacuous
adj. devoid of significance or matter; empty
adj. lacking serious purpose or occupation
vociferous
adj. loud and insistent, esp. to compel attention
wanderlust
n. the desire to travel
wheedle
v. to coax or persuade
volatile
adj. likely to change suddenly
adj. liable to lead to violence
adj. evaporating easily
zenith
n. the highest point or peak
n. the point directly above one’s head
abjure
v. to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant or avoid
condign
adj. deserved, adequate
debonair
adj. suave, urbane, affable, genial, charming
inveigle
v. to obtain by deception or flattery
philistine
adj. barbaric; lacking culture
n. an individual guided by commonplace, rather than artistic or intellectual, values
suffuse
v. to spread through or over something, as with liquid, color, or light
mettlesome
adj. courageous, high-spirited
compunction
n. hesitation or unease at committing (or having committed) an act
contravene
v. to violate, or to conflict with a rule or principle
