Ch 2 Flashcards
Hallow
V
To set apart/regard as holy
Debacle
Fiasco, complete failure, downfall
The performance was a complete debacle
Obsequious
[ohb-see-kwee-uhs]
Obedient, dutiful, subservient
Tamp
To force in or down by a series of repeated light strokes
We tamped the ground around each tree
Hackneyed
Commonplace by frequent usage, trite, banal
Lachrymose
Causing tears, tearful, showing sorrow
His lachrymose apology did not move me
Gainsay
To deny, dispute, contradict, oppose
Kinetic
Having to do with motion;
Lively, active
Fanatical
Single-mindedly obsessed with one thing
Magnanimity
The quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving
Dearth
Scarcity, lack
Smallness of quantity/number
Dearth of rain
Baleful
Sinister, full of menacing influences
Pernicious (harmful, fatal)
Baleful glare, look
Vaunt
[vahnt]
To brag or boost
Nascent
Coming into being
In early developmental stage
Nascent plan
Quail
To shrink back in fear
Lose courage
Facetious
Playful, humorous, not serious
A facetious remark
Undulate
To move in wave like fashion
Fluctuate
The flag undulated in the breeze
Quaff
To drink deeply ( especially alcohol)
Waver
To move to and fro
Be unsettled in opinion
Paean
[pee-uhn]
A song or expression of praise and thanksgiving
The bone fire was a paean to victory
Jejune
Uninteresting, vapid,
Childish, immature
Lacking nutrition
Obfuscate
To confuse
To make obscure or unclear
Obdurate
Inflexible, stubborn
Unmoved by persuasion, pity
Nebulous
Vague, cloudy
Lacking clearly defined form
Harangue
[huh-rang]
To deliver a loud speech, verbal attack
Long passionate speech
Gambol
To skip about playfully
• gamboling about half naked
Abrogate
To abolish or annul by authority, put down
Ubiquitous
Existing everywhere at the same time , widespread
Constantly encountered
Abjure
To renounce or reject solemnly
To avoid, formally reject
Vacillate
To waver in mind or opinion
Sway from one side to another
