Lesson 22 Flashcards
Alimentary
of or relating to nourishment or nutrition
Aplomb
Complete composure or self-assurance
Avarice
Excessive desire for wealth or gain; greed
Bucolic
Relating to or typical or rural life; pastoral or idyllic
Chicanery
Deception by subterfuge; false argument or trickery
Contemporary
Living or occurring at the same time; modern in style
Debunk
To expose the sham or falseness of
Disdain
A feeling of contempt or scorn
Divergence
a drawing apart from a common point; difference or disagreement
Engender
to beget; cause to exist or develop; produce
Exemplary
Serving as a model or example; deserving imitation
Flagrant
Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible; glaring
Gullible
Easily duped or cheated
Impede
To interfere with or slow the progress of
Indolent
Averse to effort or movement; lazy
Inured
Accustomed to something desirable
Lofty
Of imposing height; elevated in status or character; haughty or remote
Nascent
Coming or having recently come into existence; beginning to develop
Obsterpreprous
Marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; clamorous
Patronizing
Behaving in a condescending manner
Plasitcitiy
The capacity for being molded or altered
Prodigal
characterized by wasteful spending; yielding abundantly
Raze
to scrape, cut, or shave off; destroy to the ground; demolish
resignation
a formal notice of quitting one’s job or office; uncomplaining
Saturate
to fill with moisture; fill with something that permeates or pervades
Squander
To spend foolishly; lose through negligence
Surpass
To go beyond; exceed
Ubiquitous
Existing or being everywhere at the same time e
Viable
Capable of living, growing, or developing; having a reasonable chance of succeeding
Wistful
Full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
