Final Vocab Flashcards
Ambiguous
open to more than one inter preterition or unclear or inexact
Soliloquy
an act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when one self or regardless of any hearers
Ambivalent
having mixed feelings or different ideas about some on or something
Paradox
A seemingly contradictory statement
Capitulate
Surrender, cease to resist
Imminent
Famous and respected with in a certain sphere or field
Mundane
Dull ordinary lacking excitement
Avarice
Greed Avaricious(adj.)
Mitigate
to make something less serious sever or painful
Gauche
crude,tackless,graceless,socially awkward
Discern
to perceive recognize see, or apprehend
Allude
To refer causally or indirectly to something
Pensive
Engaged in deep or serious thought
Supercilious
Arrogant naughty conceited stuck-up
Nostalgia
a happy memory or place
Tempestuous
stormy
Exploit
to take advantage of a person
Latent
present but not visible, pretend as potential
Digress
to wander from the main topic in speaking and writing
Rue
to regret bitterly
Undaunted
not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment.
Enervate
To cause someone to feel drained of energy
Irony
Language or events that seem contrary to what one expects
Sanguine
Optimist, positive, especially in a difficult situation