1100 Words Flashcards
replete
completely filled with
steeped
to be completely soaked in something
abound
existing in great numbers
accost
to approach and speak to
adroit
skilled
furtive
secret, stealthy
laconic
expressing much in few words
reticent
silent
pretext
an excuse
inadvertent
heedless, not attentive
incipient
just beginning to exist
incongruous
inappropriate
stipulate
to specify a condition
repudiate
to reject, decline
brash
impudent (not showing due respect)
castigate
to correct by punishing
dregs
most worthless part
promulgate
to make known officially
scurrilous
coarse, obscenely abusive
acrimonious
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.
admonish
to caution, advise, or counsel against something
construe
to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret
duplicity
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter
duress
compulsion by threat or force
elicit
to draw or bring out or forth
flagrant
shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring
impunity
exemption from punishment
inane
lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly
inexorable
unyielding, unalterable
paucity
smallness of quantity; scarcity
pernicious
causing insidious harm or ruin
rampant
in full sway, prevailing or unchecked
egregious
extraordinary in some bad way
