ASP Vocabulary Flashcards
Disingenuous
Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
Metacognition
Awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes
Circumspect
Wary and unwilling to take risks
Jargon
Special words or expressions used in a particular group
Contentious
Causing or likely to cause argument; controversial
Effulgence
Radiant, splendor: brilliance
Exhorted
Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something
Idiosyncratic
Peculiar or individual
Emissary
A person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
Transfigured
Transform into something more beautiful or elevated
Opulent
Ostentatiously rich and luxurious
Sobriety
The state of being sober
Aphorism
Observation that contains a great truth
Sententiousness
Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner
Presaged
A sign or warning that something (typically bad) will happen.
Rejoinder
To reply, especially a sharp or witty one
Cacophony
A harsh mixture of sounds
Austere
Severe or strict attitude or appearance
Engulfed
Swept over something to surround or cover completely
Fortitude
Courage in/through pain
Bane
A cause of great distress or annoyance
Incredulously
unwilling or unable to believe something
Incarnate
Embody or represent a deity or spirit in human form
Guileful
Insidiously cunning, artfully deceptive
Incongruently
incompatible
Animosity
Strong hostility
Languid
Showing or having very little strength, energy, or activity
Precarious
Dependent of circumstances beyond one’s control; insecure
Gyration
Rapid movement in a circle or spiral
Bellicose
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Malarkey
Nonsense
Bungling
Carry out a task clumsily
Forlorn
Sad and abandoned or lonely
Qualms
Feeling of doubt, worry, or fear
Parry
Avoid giving a direct answer; to defend yourself by turning or pushing aside.
