English Vocab Flashcards
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Truculent; adj.
Disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention)
Dissembling; verb
Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
Thwart; verb
Not harmful or offensive.
Innocuous; adj.
Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
Altruistic; adj.
Trick (someone) into doing something.
Beguile; verb
Ephemeral; fleeting.
Volatile; adj.
Unnecessary, esp. through being more than enough.
Superfluous; adj.
One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
Stoic; adj.
(of a person or their manner) Childishly sulky or bad-tempered
Petulant; adj.
Sleepy; drowsy.
Somnolent; adj.
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future
Prudent; adj.
Lasting only for a short time; impermanent
Transient; adj.
An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
Pretense; noun
To shrink back in fear; cower
Quail; verb
Concerning each of two or more persons or things
Reciprocal; adj.
A state of alarm or dread; apprehension
Trepidation; noun
The act of defaming; calumny.
Defamation; noun
Innocent and unsuspecting
Ingenuous; adj.
Wide open
Agape; adj.
Proceeding from or taking place in a person’s mind rather than the external world; personal
Subjective; adj.
Producing abundant works or results
Prolific; adj.
The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness
Candor; noun
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith
Apparition; noun
Having many curves and turns
Sinuous; adj.
Diverging from a previous course or line; erratic; unpredictable
Tangential; adj.
having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas
Pastoral; adj.
Stick fast to
Cleave; verb
A scene of uproar and confusion
Bedlam; noun
Humble submission and respect
Deference; noun
Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
Wary; adj.
Present, appearing, or found everywhere
Ubiquitous; adj.
Superficially plausible, but actually wrong
Specious; adj.
Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
Contentious; adj.
(of a person) Fond of company; sociable
Gregarious; adj.
Fat; bulky
Corpulent; adj.
A public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled.
Orator; noun
An inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
Denizen; noun
Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
Vicarious; adj.
Lacking in movement, action, or change, esp. in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting
Static; adj.
A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
Tirade; noun
Absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, esp. after due consideration of the case
Exonerate; adj.
Lasting for a very short time
Ephemeral; adj.
(of a person) Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
Amenable; adj.
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Derision; noun
Existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute
Inherent; adj.
