Fab Vocab 1-25 Flashcards
Prevaricator
One who tells an untruth; liar
Nefarious
wicked; vicious
Officious
forcing one’s service or office upon another; too forward
insouciance
indifference; lack of concern
permeate
to pass through; to spread; to pervade
gregarious
living in groups; liking to be with others
stilted
stiffly formal; pompous
askance
with a side glance of disapproval
inscrutable
incapable of being searched into and understood
intransigent
irreconcilable; uncompromising
foment
to arouse; cause; incite
fortuitous
accidental; happening by chance
aplomb
assurance; poise; self-possession
grandiloquent
eloquent on a grand scale
automaton
a robot; a mechanical person
capricious
fanciful; whimsical; impulsive; unpredictable
duplicity
being double; hiding one tries intentions by deceptive words or actions
fatuous
complacently or inanely foolish
raucous
boisterously disorderly; loud; disagreeable harsh or strident
intelligentsia
the highly educated and cultured
nemesis
retribution; just punishment; one that inflicts retribution or vengeance
bevy
a large group or collection; a group of quails
parsimonious
stingy; not generous; frugal
caterwaul
to make a harsh cry or screech
