Lexile Vocab Flashcards
Aloof
Not friendly; distant
Pragmatic
Dealing with things realistically and sensibly; facts, not dreams
Ex: The four-year-old who wants a unicorn for her birthday isn’t being very pragmatic.
Acquisitive
Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
Ex: We live in a competitive and acquisitive society
Candid
Def: Truthful and straightforward
Syn: Open, Honest, Frank
Ex: His responses were remarkably candid
Morose
Def/Syn: In a bad mood, gloomy, bad - tempered
Ex: She was morose and silent when she got home
Underhanded
Def: Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way
Syn: Stealthy
Ex: an underhanded method of snatching clients from rivals
Figureheads
Carving
Parodies
Def: An imitation of the style
Syn: Imitation
Ex: the movie is a parody of the horror genre
Automatons
Def: a moving mechanical device made in imitation of a human being.
Ex: Chica from Five Nights at Freddy’s
Galvanized
Def: Shock or excite (someone) into taking action
Syn: Urge/Motivate
Ex: The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action
Perpetuated
Def: To make a (typically an undesirable) situation continue
Syn: Sustain
Ex: The law perpetuated the interests of the ruling class
Dauntless
Def: Incapable of being intimidated
Syn: Fearless, Undaunted
Ex: She emerges from its pages as a dauntless traveller, who took on Russia and won.
Unrefined
Def: Not elegant or cultured (of a person or their behavior)
Syn: Barbian
Obscure
Def: Not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Ex: his origins and parentage are obscure
Providential
Def: Occurring at a favorable time; opportune.
Syn: Favorable
Ex: Thanks to that providential snowstorm, the attack had been repulsed
