Key Terms Group 1 Flashcards
Aberrant
Deviating from the norm (noun: aberration)
Abscond
To depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
Alacrity
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
Approbation
An expression of approval or praise
Assuage
To ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
Anomaly
Deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
Arduous
Strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
Audacious
Daring and fearless; recklessly bold
Austere
Without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
Axiomatic
Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
Canonical
Following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
Capricious
Inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic; unpredictable
Censure
To criticize severely, to officially rebuke
Chicanery
Trickery or subterfuge
Connoisseur
An informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
Convoluted
Complex or complicated
Disabuse
To undeceive; to set right
Discordant
Conflicting; dissonant, or harsh in sound
Disparate
Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
Effrontery
Extreme boldness; presumptuousness
Eloquent
Well-spoken, expressive, articulate
Enervate
To weaken; to reduce in vitality
Ennui
Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
Equivocate
To use ambiguous language with deceptive intent
Erudite
Very learned; scholarly
Exculpate
To exonerate; to clear of blame
Exigent
urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
Extemporaneous
Improvised; done without preparation
Filibuster
Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking
Fulminate
To loudly attack or denounce