Core Vocab II: 51 - 100 Flashcards
Diminutive
very small
Minutiae
minor everyday details
Exhort
to encourage, to urge
Antipathy
strong dislike, ill will, enmity, rancorr
digress
to depart from the subject
Polarize
to create disunity, to create dissention
nebulous
vague, cloudy, misty
Ephemeral, Evanescent
brief, lasting for a short time
predilection, propensity
a liking or preference for something, an inclinaiton
capricious, mercurial
very changeable, volatile
Boorish, uncouth, crass
vulgar, characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners, unrefined
inuendo
a veiled reference
stymie
to stop, to frustrate, to prevent
adroit
having great skill, dexterous
admonish
to earnestly caution
incontrovertible
impossible to deny or disprove
voracious, ravenous, rapacious
having a huge apetite
intrepid
courageous, resolute
itinerant
migrating from place to place, not sedentary
poignant
moving, touching,
impetus
a stimulus or encouragement that results in increased activity
bucolic, pastoral
characteristic of a charming, unspoiled countryside, and simple rural life
equanimity
calmness, composure
panache, verve, flamboyance, elan
great vigor and energy, dash, especially in artistic performance
fortuitous
of accidental but fortunate occurrence, having unexpected good fortune
amalgam
a mixture, a blend of different elements
intemperate
lacking restraint
laud, extol, tout
to praise, appluad
disparage
to speak of in a disrespectful way, to belittle
curtail
to cut short
innocuous
harmless, unlikely to give offense
diatribe, tirade, harangue
a bitter abusive denunciation, a verbal attack
