Lesson 3 Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards
Affable
(laughable)
friendly
Abstruse
difficult to understand
Audacity
excessive boldness, daring
Contrite
extremely apologetic, remorseful
Credulous
gullible
Depravity
moral corruption, wicked act
Deprecate
to belittle, to express mild disapproval
Didactic
instructive
Dormant
inactive
Enigmatic
mysterious, puzzling
Erudite
scholarly
Exotic
foreign, unfamiliar
Fuse
to mix or join
Immutable
unchanging
Incorrigible
incapable of being improved
Loathe
to hate or detest
Mitigate
to make less severe; alleviate
Nullify
to cause to not be in effect
Pacifistic
opposed to war or the use of force
Pretentious
making an extravagant outward show
Prolouge
introductory action
Recant
to withdraw a statement or belief
Servile
overly submissive
Trepidation
to fear or tremble
Vilify
(to roast)
to utter abusive statements against