Finals Vocab Flashcards
Ambidextrous
Skillful in using both hands equally well
Bereft
Lacking something; deprived
Replete
Having more than is needed; abundance
Deprived
Doing without; not having that which is needed or wanted
Paraphrased
Summarizing another’s words using your own words
Verbatim
Saying or writing something word-for-word; exactly as stated
Belligerent
Prone to fighting; quarrelsome
Squalid
Extreme Poverty
Stately
Formal; Upper class; Polished
Somber
Very Serious
Elated
Abundant joy and happiness
Infinitesimal
Extremely small
Copious
An overabundance; having much more than needed
Malevolent
Something evil or harmful; exhibiting ill will
Animosity
Hatred or loathing for someone or something
Surplus
An excess
Dearth
Not enough; scarcity
Inept
Having no skill; clumsy
Deft
Neatly Skillful
Nadir
The lowest point of a person’s fortune; bottom point
Pinnacle
The very top; most successful point; culmination
Disheveled
Not Neat
Askew
Not in a straight or level position
Chastise
To admonish or scold