10 b Flashcards
lament
to express sorrow
jurisprudence
the study of law
legume
type of vegetable
licentiousness
ignoring moral restrictions, self indulgence
loath
reluctant
malapropism
use of a wrong word
martinet
strict person
mawkish
overly sentimental
moratorium
an official delay
motley
made up of different colors or parts
neologism
a new word or phrase
nip
to destroy, to cut, to bite
oblivion
state of being forgotten
officiate
to preform an offical duty, to referee
opportune
advantageous
ordain
to appoint to office
ostentatious
showy, extravagant
overwrought
overly excited, overdone o
palpable
touchable, material
parity
equality
pastel
light color
pendant
something suspended by a rope or chain
percipient
perceptive
peripheral
on the edge, surrounding, not central
perturb
to disturb
philistine
uncultured person, slob
pique
to annoy
plaintive
sad
pneumeatic
operated by air pressure
posterior
behind, in back of
precipitate
abrupt, too sudden
to make happen suddenly
prodigal
wasteful, extravagant
profuse
plentiful, freely produced
propound
state an idea
provsion
supply of good
part of an agreement
pulchritude
beauty
purr
to make a soft noise that shows pleasure
quandary
problem, state of uncertainty
quibble
minor argument
rarefy
to become less dense, to become thinner
rebuke
to criticize
rectify
to correct
rectify
to correct
relic
object from the past
replete
well fills
repugnant
offensive, disgusting
restitution
returning something to it’s former conditions
retrograde
to go back to an earlier or worse condition
revert
to return to an earlier condition
riddled
full of flaws or holes
rivet
metal fastener
royalist
one in favor of kings and queens
ruffle
to make rough
satiate
to satisfy
scant
minimal
sedentary
motionless
serpentine
snakelike
shirk
to avoid responsibility
singe
to burn slightly
slight
insult
sluggard
a slow or lazy person
snare
to trap, to entagke
soothsayer
fortune teller
squalid
dirty or unpleasant
poor or miserable
stealth
secret or hidden activity
stratified
separated into sections or layers
stymied
frustrated
subterranean
underground
supercilious
snooty, acting superior
supplant
to replace
surly
rude
swagger
walk in a bragging way
temperance
moderation, avoiding extremes
torrent
flood
trepidation
fear, anxiety
truism
obvious truth
undermine
to weaken
unequivocal
definite, leaving no doubt
I plotted
unplanned, unmapped, I chartered
unwitting
unaware
vane
device on top of a building that indicates wind direction
vehement
showing a lot of feeling, intensely emotional
venturesome
tending to risks or chances
vertex
highest point
point at which two or more lines meet
Vice
bad habit
vintage
old classic
voluble
liveliness, energy
voluble
very talkative, smooth talking
warp
to change shape
wharf
pier
myriad
many
pauper
beggar poor person
whittle
to cut and shape
to reduce gradually
wince
grimace
wooden
stiff, not flexible