Additional Vocabulary 1 Flashcards
vituperative
bitter and abusive
impetuous
Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
obsequious
Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
dilatory
slow to act
doggerel
Comic verse composed in irregular rhythm
pernicious
harmful (in a gradual and subtle way)
portent
A sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen
vilify
Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
duplicitous
Deceitful
exculpate
Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing
ubiquitous
Present, appearing, or found everywhere
respite
A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
censorious
Severely critical of others
sallow
(Of a person’s face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color
vareigated
Exhibiting different colors; marked by variety
erudition
The quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship
laudatory
expressing praise and commendation
prose
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure; plain, commonplace
verdant
green with grass or other rich vegetation
sonorous
(Of a person’s voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full
