1.1.W - Lesson: Module 1 Vocabulary COPY Flashcards
audacious
adj.
1. Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold. See Synonyms at adventurous, brave.
2. Unrestrained by convention or propriety; brazen or insolent: audacious rudeness.
3. Spirited and original: an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas.
avaricious
adj.
Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy.
bellicose
adj.
Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament. See Synonyms at belligerent.
belligerent
adj.
1. Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
2. Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.
n.
One that is hostile or aggressive, especially one that is engaged in war.
bona fide
adj.
1. Made or carried out in good faith; sincere: a bona fide offer.
2. Authentic; genuine: a bona fide Rembrandt. See Synonyms at authentic.
colloquial
adj.
1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.
2. Relating to conversation; conversational.
eloquence
n.
1.
a. Persuasive, moving, or graceful discourse: “He has declined to believe Hermione’s own honest eloquence” (Wendy Lesser).
b. The skill or power of using such discourse: a writer known for her eloquence.
2. The quality of persuasive, moving, or graceful expression: a passage of great eloquence.
loquacious
adj.
Very talkative; garrulous.
lugubrious
adj.
looking or sounding sad and dismal.
lunar
adj.
1. Of, involving, caused by, or affecting the moon.
2. Measured by the revolution of the moon.
3. Of or relating to silver.
lunatic
n.
1. A person who is affected by lunacy; a mentally deranged person.
2. A very foolish person.
adj.
1. Affected by lunacy; mentally deranged.
2. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
3. Wildly or giddily foolish: a lunatic decision.
magnanimous
adj.
Highly moral, especially in showing kindness or forgiveness, as in overlooking insults or not seeking revenge.
mien
n.
1. Bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a colonel with an imperious mien.
2. An appearance or aspect. “Eyes fixed in a piercing squint … his was a mien that made an easy target for political cartoonists” (Nick Kotz).
odious
adj.
1. Arousing or deserving hatred or strong dislike. See Synonyms at hateful.
2. Extremely unpleasant; repulsive: an odious smell. See Synonyms at offensive.
ostentatious
adj.
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
portentous
adj.
1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: “The present aspect of society is portentous of great change” (Edward Bellamy).
2. Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe: “Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity” (Herman Melville).
3. Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
prodigious
adj.
1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm.
2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent.
3. Obsolete Portentous; ominous.
sinister
adj.
1.
a. Suggesting or threatening harm or evil: a sinister smile.
b. Causing or intending harm or evil; wicked: a sinister conspiracy.
2.
a. Portending misfortune or disaster; ominous: sinister storm clouds.
b. Attended by or causing misfortune or disaster: “The day has passed without any sinister accident” (John Quincy Adams).
3.
a. Archaic On the left side; left.
b. Heraldry Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer’s left and the observer’s right.
tenacious
adj.
1.
a. Extremely persistent in adhering to or doing something; stubborn or relentless: “tenacious defenders of their harsh and pitiless land” (Dee Brown).
b. Characterized by extreme persistence; relentless or enduring: tenacious detective work; tenacious superstitions.
2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.
3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.
4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.
ventriloquist
n.
One, especially an entertainer, who is adept at ventriloquism.
