bootcamp vocab 1 Flashcards
undermine
(verb) lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of something/someone
indifferent
(adj) no interest or sympathy
exigence
(noun) an urgent need or demand
contentious
(adj) likely to cause disagreement or argument
reprove
(verb) to scold or correct someone, generally with well intentions
profligate
(adj) recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources
corroborate
(verb) to support with evidence or authority
expository
(adj) serving to set forht or explain
aesthetic
(adj) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
prodigal
(adj) spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant
complacent
(adj) showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements
guile
(noun) sly or cunning intelligence
enigma
(noun) a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
articulate
(adj) being able to speak fluently and coherently, or (verb) express fluently and coherently
virulent
(adj) extremely severe or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile
servile
(adj) having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others (well-intentioned)
banal
(adj) so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
adersary
(noun) one that contends with, opposes, or resists; an enemy or opponent
censure
(verb) express severe disapproval as a formal statement, or (noun) the expression of formal disapproval
assuage
(verb) make less intense; satisfy
scrupulous
(adj) (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details; very concerned to avoid doing wrong
hedonistic
(adj) engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; self-indulgent
apocryphal
(adj) (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
stringent
(adj) tight, constricted; marked by rigor, strictness, or severity
