Midterm Vocab Flashcards
What does ‘palpable’ mean?
capable of being touched or felt
What does ‘uncanny’ mean?
strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
What does ‘instigate’ mean?
to urge on; provoke
What does ‘ardent’ mean?
enthusiastic or passionate
What does ‘prim’ mean?
neat and proper
What does ‘garb’ mean?
clothing
What does ‘beseeching’ mean?
begging; asking earnestly
What does ‘earnest’ mean?
serious and sincere
What does ‘demoralized’ mean?
having lost confidence or hope; disheartened
What does ‘austere’ mean?
severe or stern in manner
What does ‘intervening’ mean?
coming between so as to hinder or modify
What does ‘sedately’ mean?
in a calm and dignified manner
What does ‘mortified’ mean?
extremely embarrassed
What does ‘sporadically’ mean?
occurring irregularly
What does ‘petulantly’ mean?
in an irritated or impatient manner
What does ‘mottled’ mean?
spotted or blotched in coloring
What does ‘recumbent’ mean?
reclining; lying down
What does ‘morosely’ mean?
in a sad, gloomy manner
What does ‘brusquely’ mean?
in a blunt direct manner
What does ‘imperiously’ mean?
commandingly; arrogantly; dominantly
What does ‘mollified’ mean?
soothed; calmed
What does ‘pugnacious’ mean?
eager to fight
What does ‘flounced’ mean?
moved in an exaggerated or angry way
What does ‘plaintively’ mean?
expressing sorrow or melancholy
What does ‘derision/derisive’ mean?
the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt, expressing contempt or ridicule
What does ‘reprehensible’ mean?
deserving blame
What does ‘bemused’ mean?
confused; bewildered
What does ‘indignation’ mean?
anger as a result of something unjust
What does ‘crestfallen’ mean?
discouraged and dejected
What does ‘belligerently’ mean?
in a hostile or angry manner
What does ‘covetous’ mean?
desiring something owned by another
What does ‘impropriety’ mean?
improper conduct; bad manners
What does ‘destitute’ mean?
extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter
What does ‘tacitly’ mean?
expressed or carried out without words, implied
What does ‘waggish’ mean?
humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
What does ‘specter’ mean?
a ghost or phantom
What does ‘deference’ mean?
humble submission and respect
What does ‘indict’ mean?
to charge with a crime; accuse
What does ‘supplication’ mean?
the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly
What does ‘avarice’ mean?
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
What does ‘tumultuous’ mean?
characterized by disorder, confusion, or uproar
What does ‘laden’ mean?
heavily loaded or weighed down
What does ‘despoil’ mean?
to strip of possessions or value; plunder
What does ‘haggard’ mean?
looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue or suffering
What does ‘reverently’ mean?
in a manner showing deep respect
What does ‘capacious’ mean?
having a lot of space; roomy
What does ‘artifice’ mean?
a clever or cunning device/strategy used to deceive others
What does ‘opulence’ mean?
wealth, affluence, abundance
What does ‘heresy’ mean?
an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
What does ‘officious’ mean?
excessively eager to deliver unwanted help or advice
What does ‘repute’ mean?
the opinion generally held of someone or something
What does ‘inexorable’ mean?
impossible to stop or prevent
What does ‘sidled’ mean?
to move sideways in a suspicious manner
What does ‘feign’ mean?
to pretend, fake
What does ‘malady’ mean?
a sickness, illness, disease, disorder
