Group 32 Flashcards
Abstruse
Difficult to comprehend or understand
Abstruse rhythm with confuse
Auxiliary
Supplementary or additional, often in support
Caricature
Exaggerate features for comedic or satirical effect
Depravity
The state or condition of being depraved or morally corrupted
Dilettante
A person with an amateur interest in the arts or a particular field
Try to think about Dine like an italian, it means, eat small porcions of food in your mind, which is analogous to having several hobbies that you enjoy but not taking them so seriously
Effrontery
Insolent or bold behavior
Encroach
Intrude or trespass, especially on another’s territory or rights
Endow
Enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality
Entreat
Ask earnestly or anxiously; beg
Gregarious
Sociable enjoying the company of others
Indictament
An official formal accusation for a criminal offense
Indignant
Feeling or expressing strong displeasure at something unjust or offensive
Ineluctable
Inescapable or inevitable
Inquisitive
Curious or eager to acquire knowledge
Latitude
Scope to do something; relative freedom from restrictions
Levity
HUmor or lightness, especially when inappropiate
Malevolent
Showing ill will or wishing harm to others
Mediate
Intervene between parties to bring about a resolution
Occlude
Block or stop up; cover
Pacify
Bring peace to or calm someone down
Paragon
A model of excellence or perfection
Patronize
- Treat with an apparent kindness that is condescending
- Be a regular customer of a store or other establishment
Penurious
Extremely poor or stingy
Piquant
Stimulating to the senses; engaging; charming
Rampant
Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner
Remote
Not likely to happen
Reprobate
A person who is immoral or who lacks principles
Turbid
- (of water) Muddy or opaque due to suspended particles
- Unclear; confused; obscure
Turgid
- Swollen or bloated
- (of speech) grandiose in an inflated and annoying way
Vacuous
Lacking intelligence or thought
