list 3 & 4 Flashcards
Equanimity
Evenness of mind or temper; calmness; composure
exacerbate
to irritate or make bitter; to make more violent
gratuity
A tip; payment for service for which no bill is offered
Incredulous
Skeptical; doubtful; too extraordinary to be believed
Loquacious
talkative; chatty
abduct
to carry off by force
Tractable
easily managed, taught or controlled
obliterate
to do away with or destroy; to blot out completely
prodigious
extraordinary in size or amount; enormous
haughty
having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others
reticent
quiet, reserved, or uncommunicative
travail
hard work; exhausting labor; agony
opulence
wealth, luxury, or abundance
arduous
difficult,strenuous, or hard to achieve
paltry
practically worthless, petty; trifling
reprehensible
deserving blame; wrong
stringent
strict; rigid; exacting
taciturn
habitually silent; not given to conversation
ubiquitous
present everywhere
vapid
having lost its spirit or zest, spiritless