English- Vocab 2 Flashcards
Fortitude
Noun courage in facing difficulties
Dour
Adj stern and gloomy
Gibes
N insults
Guise
N a disguise mask cover
Insidious
Adj sly deceptive evil
Opulent
Adj wealthy and luxurious (lifestyle)
Reiterate
Verb repeat to say again
Unkempt
Adj messy unpolished
Verbatim
Adv word for word
Averse
Adj opposed unwilling having a strong distaste
Belligerent
Adj inclined to fighting aggressive
Benevolent
Adj charitable
Extol
Verb to praise extravagantly
Retrogress
Verb to move back word return to an earlier condition
Tepid
Adj lukewarm unenthusiastic
Drivel
Noun foolish talk or thinking
Ameliorate
Verb to improve or make better
Occult
Noun matters involving the supernatural
Stringent
Adj strict
Conjecture
Noun a guess
Cliché
An overused phrase, expression or situation
Climax
The turning point in the story
Connotation
Attitudes and feelings associated with a word
Denotation
Dictionary definition of a word