Midterm Vocab Flashcards
Admonish
Warn or reprimand someone firmly
Admirable
Arousing or deserving respect and approval
Affluence
The state of having a great deal of money; wealth
Approbation
Approval or praise
Avarice
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Boisterous
Noisy, energetic, and cheerful
Brash
Self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way
Buttressed
Provide (a building or structure) with projecting supports built against its walls
Bygons
A thing dating from an earlier time
Candid
Truthful and straightforward
Cavorting
Ump or dance excitedly
Censure
Express severe disapproval
Coaxing
Persuade gradually or by flattery to do something
Confound
Cause surprise or confusion in
Counterfeit
Made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud
Depravity
Moral corruption; wickedness
Dismal
Depressing; dreary
Edict
An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
Espy
Catch sight of
Evade
Escape or avoid
Ingenious
Clever, original, and inventive
Lethargy
A lack of energy and enthusiasm
Libeling
Attach a label to
Obscurity
The state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant
Pinnacle
A high, pointed piece of rock
Repugnant
Extremely disasterful
Rhetoric
Relating to, or concerned with the art of rhetoric
Tedious
Too long, slow, or dull
Witty
Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor
Zenith
The highest point reached by a celestial or other object
