1&2 Flashcards
Ambivalent
Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action
Angular
Lean, sharp, cornered, gaunt
Arrogant
Presumptuous, haughty, imperious, brazen
Aversion
Strong disinclination, disliking
Discern
To differentiate between two or more things
Disdain
Intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt
Disparage
To degrade
Disparity
Inequality, being unequal
Embellish
To decorate
Engender
To cause, produce, or create
Innocuous
Harmless
Insipid
Boring, stupid
Lament
To mourn or express sorrow
Laud
To praise
Obscure
Difficult to see, vague
Ostentatious
Showy, pretentious
Prodigal
Wasteful
Repudiate
To reject, to disavow
Reticence
Restraint in speech
Revere
To honor
Serene
Calm, placid
Subtle
Delicate, elusive
Superfluous
Beyond what is needed or required
Taciturn
Quiet, not verbose
Antithesis
A direct opposite, a contrast
Altruistic
Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous
Ascend
To move upward, to rise
Austere
Strict, stern
Autonomous
Independent, self-contained
Banal
Common, ordinary
Benign
Harmless
Capricious
Changing suddenly, fickle
Dawdle
To waste time
Defamation
Act of ruining someone’s reputation
Esoteric
Understood by only a few
Exacerbate
To aggravate, to irritate
Extol
To praise, to glorify
Fastidious
Critical to an extreme
Furtive
Underhandedly secret, stealthy
Gregarious
Sociable and outgoing
Hypocrite
One who is insecure or deceitful
Innate
Existing from birth
Lethargic
Sluggish, languid
Melancholy
Depression of spirits
Opaque
Hard to understand, not allowing the passage of light
Prolific
Abundantly fruitful
Reprove
To scold or rebuke
Symmetry
Balanced proportions
Tranquil
Peaceful, calm
Venerate
To honor, revere