English Voc. 12 Flashcards
Apathy
a lack of feeling, emotion,or interest
Appease
to pacify; soothe
Contentious
quarrelsome
Contrite
Penitent; remorseful; sorry for
Dispassionate
calm; impartial
Disputatious
argumentative; fond of argument
Exacerbate
to make more violent, severe,bitter,or painful
Execrate
to curse
Fulsome
offensively insincere or excessive; disgusting, sickening
Initiate
to begin; to admit to a club,sect or the like
Innovation
change; introduction of something new
Inordinate
far too great, exceeding reasonable limit, excessive
Lofty
very high(as in goals or ideas)
Mundane
earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
Ostentatious
unnecessarily showy
Potpourri
a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture
Precarious
uncertain; risky
Replenish
to supply fully; to fill again or restock
Scrutinize
to examine closely
Senile
old age