LangProf - Vocabulary Flashcards
acrimonious
angry, bitter
adroit
skillful
affable
friendly
alimentary
nourishment, sustenance
amalgam
mixture, blend
ameliorate
make better
amicable
agreeable
anachronism
from another time
aplomb -
assurance, self-confidence
arid
dry out
ascetic
abstinent, non-indulgent
assuage
to ease
autocrat
a ruler with absolute power
avarice
extremely greedy
axiom
accepted truth
beatitude
state of bliss
belie
give false impression
beleaguer
to cause problems for
belligerent
hostile
benediction
blessing
bowdlerize
censor, expurgate
brazen
bold
brusque
abrupt in one’s mannerisms
bungler
amateur, incompetent
cacophony
harsh mixture of sounds
capacious
spacious
castigate
punish
caustic
corrosive; sarcastic
cerebral
intellectual
chaff
worthless thing; husk of corn