Final Review - Vocab Flashcards
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.
Supercilious
Mutual, corresponding, matching, complementary, equivalent
Reciprocal
in short time, soon
Anon
Continuing without a break; uninterrupted
Contiguous
To step in between parties at variance, mediate
Interpose
Having a shrill, irritating quality or character
Strident
To pass into or through every part of; to penetrate through the pores; to be diffused through; pervade; saturate
Permeate
Strongly emotional; intense or passionate
Vehement
Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
Corpulent
A king or prince of India; a minor chief or dignitary
Rajah
Related to sleep walking
Somnambulatory
Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
Jaunty
An overwhelming defeat
Rout
Inflexible; stubborn; not yielding
Obstinate
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
Nebulous
deserving praise, praiseworthy, commendable
Laudable
to establish (oneself) in the good graces of other by deliberate effort.
Ingratiate
Barren or laid wasteland, devastated, deprived or destitute of inhabitants, deserted, uninhabited, solitary, lonely
Desolate
Unsure, uncertain, not definite or positive, hesitant
Tentative
Taking the place of another person or thing, acting or serving as a substitute
Vicarious
Of great strength, forceful, powerful
Formidable
A container or storage room for cigars or other preparations of tobacco, fitted with means for keeping the tobacco suitably moist
Humidor
Excessively talkative in a rambling roundabout manner especially about trivial matters
Garrulous
Desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in a feeling, condition, or appearance
Forlorn
I satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place
Pasquinade
Being more than is sufficient or required, excessive, unnecessary or needless
Superfluous
At the height of emotional excitement
Orgiastic
