Fab Vocab 226-250 Flashcards
To speak pompously or verbosely
Bloviate
A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality
Bonhomie
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body; of a material nature; tangible
Corporeal
Lying; untruthful; false
Mendacious
Of little of no importance; trifling; having no force
Nugatory
Noisy; stubbornly unruly
Obstreperous
Swiftness of action or motion; speed
Celerity
To control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
Quell
Dry, shrunken, wrinkled
Wizened
Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure
Vituperative
Empty boasting
Braggadocio
A marsh or swamp; any situation that traps, confuses or impedes; an overwhelming or confusing mass or mixture
Morass
A strong liking
Penchant
Sleight of hand; a display of skill or adroitness
Legerdemain
The faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
Serendipity
Impossible to avoid or evade
Ineluctable
Flowing sweetly or smoothly
Mellifluous
A large book
Tome
Childish
Puerile
Devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity
Skulduggery
Crudely; presumptively or noisily self-assertive
Bumptious
To continue something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree or beyond a desired point
Perseverate
Concisely meaningful
Pithy
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive; causing no trouble or symptoms
Quiescence
Knowing or anticipating the outcome of events before they happen
Prescient
