English Vocab Flashcards by Scott Kramer

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Truculent; adj.

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Disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention)

Dissembling; verb

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Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

Thwart; verb

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Not harmful or offensive.

Innocuous; adj.

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Unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others

Altruistic; adj.

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Trick (someone) into doing something.

Beguile; verb

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Ephemeral; fleeting.

Volatile; adj.

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Unnecessary, esp. through being more than enough.

Superfluous; adj.

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One who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

Stoic; adj.

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(of a person or their manner) Childishly sulky or bad-tempered

Petulant; adj.

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Sleepy; drowsy.

Somnolent; adj.

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Acting with or showing care and thought for the future

Prudent; adj.

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Lasting only for a short time; impermanent

Transient; adj.

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An attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

Pretense; noun

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To shrink back in fear; cower

Quail; verb

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Concerning each of two or more persons or things

Reciprocal; adj.

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A state of alarm or dread; apprehension

Trepidation; noun

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The act of defaming; calumny.

Defamation; noun

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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.