Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards
Abet
To assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing
Ardor
And intense feeling of devotion or eagerness
Dogmatic
Arrogant and stubborn about one’s beliefs
Insipid
Lacking flavor dull ; not at all stimulating
proclivity
A natural leaning or tendency
Extraneous
Not essential; not constituting a vital part
Coerce
To force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
Jaundiced
Prejudiced hostile
Occlude
To block the passage of
Meticulous
Extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise
Temerity
Recklessness; a foolish disregard of danger
Ascribe
To credit as to the cause or the source
Gregarious
Sociable; fond of the company of others
Divulge
To tell; to reveal
Sophomoric
Know it all who’s thinking is really immature or foolish