final semester 1 vocab bs Flashcards
aloof
unfriendly, disinterested
ambiguous
vague, unclear, hard to understand
austere
stern/strict, undecorated
autonomous
independent
belie
to misrepresent, slander
cajole
to compliment someone so they do something for you
credulous
gullible
depravity
the state of complete moral corruption
disdain
to look upon or treat with despise, to belittle
disparage
disappriciate, belittle
disseminate
to scatter or spread widely
efface
to wipe out/ to erase
egocentric
self centered
elucidate
to make clear, to bring light to, clarify
enigmatic
puzzling, hard to understand
erudite
characterized by great knowledge, scholarly
euphemism
he substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
exacerbate
to make something worse, aggravate
furtive
sneaky
incorrigible
bad beyond the ability of fixing
insipid
vapid, boring, bland
melancholy
sadness for no reason
mundane
lacking interest or excitement, dull
prodigal
extravagantly wasteful
prolific
plentiful
subtle
slight difference
superflous
unnecessary or needless, extravagant
trepidation
feeling of agitation or fear that something is going to happen
venerate
regard with great respect, revere
virulent
extremely severe or harmful in affects