English Midterm Flashcards
Indelible
Cannot be eliminated or erased.
Arable
Capable of producing crops or suitable for farming.
Frugality
Thriftiness or wisdom in avoiding unnecessary expenditure.
Prosaic
Commonplace or dull.
Comportment
Personal bearing or conduct.
Taciturn
A state of being reserved in conversation.
Gallant
Brave or chivalrous.
Sordid
Morally ignoble or vile.
Oppressive
Causing discomfort by being excessive or intense.
Barrage
Overwhelming quantity.
Benign
Gentle and kind.
Gregarious
Fond of the company of others; sociable.
Jauntily
Easy and spritely.
Pallor
Unusual paleness usually from fear or ill health.
Aberrant
Differing from the normal or accepted way.
Butte
An isolated hill rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
Opaque
Not transparent; light cannot pass through.
Lope
To move or bound with a long easy stride.
Capacious
Capable of holding much or spacious.
Convalescence
Period found in illness in which one gradually recovers.
Prodigious
Extraordinary in degree.
Cordial
Warm and friendly.
Venerable
Commanding respect because of great age.
Resonance
Intensification or prolongation of sound.
Ceremonious
Devoted to ceremony or ritual.
Enmity
Feeling of hostility.
Reverie
A state of dreamy meditation
Exaltation
A feeling of intense well-being.
Infinitesimal
Incredibly or immeasurably small.
Fratricide
The act of killing one’s brother.
Funereal
Mournful and gloomy.
Encumbrance
Something burdensome and useless.
Provocative
Tending to provoke; stimulating.
Sanctity
Holiness or saintliness.
Insinuation
A bad hint.
Opulent
Wealthy or rich.
Modulate
Soften or tone down.
Barrack
A building for housing or lodging soldiers.
Frigid
Very cold in temperature.
Austere
Severely simple; without ornament.
Pantomime
A gesture without speech.
Vitality
Physical strength or mental vigor.
Incongruity
Something that lacks harmony.
Monotonous
Characterizing a sound; continuing on one note.
Impervious
Not permitting penetration or passage.
