List C Flashcards
glut
an excess
tirade
a diatribe; rant
reprobate
evil; unprincipled
inchoate
formless; in a beginning stage
exigent
urgent, critical
pallid
pale
cajole
to coax
solipsistic
selfish; believing no one else exists
calumny
slander
fractious
ill-tempered; unruly
grandiloquence
lofty, pompous language
effrontery
insolence
protean
ever-changing OR multi-talented
rife (with)
full (of)
expiate
to atone
ribald
coarsely humorous
clemency
mercy
latent
dormant; concealed
florid
ornate; flowerly
cupidity
greed; avarice
reprove
to scold
sanctimonious
holier-than-thou
probity
integrity
usurp
to seize by force
ruse
a trick
hegemony
domination over others (esp. countries)
vituperate
to berate
extol
to praise
transient
ephemeral
execrable
detestable; loathsome
replete (with)
full (of)
wizened
dried + shrunken; wrinkled
tantamount (to)
equivalent (to)
staid
restrained; proper
zephyr
a gentle breeze
verdant
green; lush
decry
criticize openly
stolid
stoic
inure
to cause someone to get used to something; toughen
palliate
to lessen in severity; improve