9b Flashcards
laconic
not talkative
jettison
to get rid of, to throw out
leery
suspicious
libertarian
one who believes in free will
lithe
bending easily graceful flexible
lurid
vivid and gross detail
maladroit
clumsy
malinger
to pretend to be ill in order to avoid work
marshal
an officer of the police
to gather
maverick
rebel
minuet
slow dance
modicum
small amount
montage
collection of pictures
mote
a small particle
muse
source of inspiration
to think deeply about
mytopia
narrow-minded ness
nemesis
enemy
nuance
a slight change in tone, meaning
odium
hatred
ontology
the study of nature of existence
orb
sphere
ossify
to harden, to become bone like
overture
musical intro
an offer
palliate
to sooth to calm
panegyrics
speech full of praise
pariah
putcast, low ranking member
parsimony
stinginess, miserliness
paucity
lack, shortage
penchant
strong taste or liking for somehing
perch
elevated seat for a bird
to sit
perfunctory
done without care
perspicacity
strong perception
petulant
rude, moody
pinnacle
highest point
placate
to calm to soothe
plausible
possible
pluralistic
made up of different groups
portly
overweight, large
precipice
cliff
predilection
special liking for something, preference
proclivity
natural tendency; liking, preference
propitious
favorable
prostration
extreme depressin, physical exhaustion
provincial
narrow minded
pry
to ask personal questions
pursit
strict follower of tradition
qualified
limiting in meaning
meeting requirements
querulous
complaining
quixotic
romantic l, idealistic
ramifications o
result, consequences
rapt
totally attentive
reactionary
extremely conservative, against change
recompense
payment
to pay for
redress
to make up for a wrong, to compensate for a loss
relegate
to put into a lower position
renegade
traitor
repertory
a group of plays
theatre company
repslendent
shiny, brilliant
reverie
daydreaming
ribald
crude, offensive
rind
outer skin or covering
rouse
to wake up
to inspire another into action
ruffianism
rough behavior
sardonic
sarcastic, mocking
scoundrel
a mean or wicked person
seamlessly
perfectly
sedate
to calm
self-ab negating
self denying, living without luxuries or pleasures
sequester
to isolate, especially by a jury
sheen
shine, brightness
sift
to seperate
to sort
slander
to harm by making a false statement, to accuse falsely
slovenly
untidy
smother
to cover thickly, to suffocate
solace
comfort
sonnet
14 line poem
sordid
dirty, gross
spew
to come out In a stream
squabble
petty argument
stalwart
strong, steadfast
steadfast
firm, steady
stipend
base level payment or salary
stratagem
a plan or scheme, strategy
stymie
to prevent, to hi de
subterfuge
sneaky action
sumptuous
costly, magnificent
supine
lying down, inactive
surfeited
full or satisfied
sustenance
necessities of life, good
tarry
to delay or to be late
to linger to wait
temerity
audacity, gall
tether
to restrict, to tie
tinge
a slight coloring or trace of something
torpid
slow, lacking energy
transcendent
beyond ordinary limits or understanding
travail
painfully difficult work
trudge
to walk in a slow, tired way
turgid
swollen
unctuousness
oiliness
faked sincerity
undulating
gently moving up and down
unkempt
sloopy
unperturbed
calm
unruly
hard to control, disorderly
unwieldy
difficult to carry Or manage
usurp
to seize power by force
vagrant
homeless person
vaunt
to brag
venefful
wanteing revenge
vicarious
indirect, experienced second hand
vindicate
to get revenge, to clear a name
to justify
Vitriolic
sharp or bitter
volatile
unstable, explosive
wariness
caution, watchfullness
weathered
toughened or changed by storms or experiance,
endured
whimsical
impulsive and playful, spontaneous, capricious
wily
cunning, deceptive
woe
sadness
