Chap. 5-10 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Vanity
Excessive pride in or admiration of ones own appearance or achievements
Assiduously
With care and persistence
Sanguine
Optimistic or positive
Viaduct
A long, bridgelike structure
Acquiesce
Accept something reluctantly but without protest
Rapture
Feeling of intense pleasure or joy
Vivacity
The quality of being attractively lively and animated
Congenitally
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Eminence
Fame or recognized superiority
Emphatic
Showing or giving emphasis
Omitting
Leave out or exclude someone or something
Acutely
With reference to something unpleasant intensely
Condescend
Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing
Infallible
Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
Languid
Displaying or having a disclination for physical exertion or effort
Sublime
Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
Infinitesimal
Extremely small
Paroxysm
A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity
Vocation
A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career
Cessation
The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end
Ominous
Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
Lethargic
Affected by lethargy; sluggish
Arbitrary
Based on random choice or personal whim
Genial
Friendly and cheerful
