ISEE Vocabulary Group 3 Flashcards
abdicate
give up powers or duties
adversity
hardship and suffering
alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
animosity
hostility towards something
asylum
protection or shelter from harm
bombastic
sounds impressive but has little meaning; pretentious
conundrum
confusing and difficult problem
delectable
delicious; delightful
distraught
deeply upset and agitated
embed
fix firmly into something
estrange
cause (someone) to be no longer close to someone; drive a wedge between
feign
pretend to be affected by something
goad
provoke or annoy someone to act
hypocritical
engaging in same act one criticizes
inane
silly, foolish, or stupid
iniquitous
grossly unfair and morally wrong; villainous
itinerant
moving from place to place; traveling
liturgy
ritual, worship, or observance
mince
moderate for the sake of politeness; to chop, grind, or cut
obdurate
stubborn and unbending
parable
short story illustrating a moral, main characters are usually human instead of animals or objects
pretentious
acting better than one actually is
puntilious
showing great attention to detail
quail
shrink back in fear from something; cower
