More Vocab Flashcards
Dilettante
A person who cultivates an area of interest, such and the arts, without real commitment or knowledge
Braggart
A person who boasts about achievements or possessions
Dilettante
A person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler
Pilfer
To steal, especially in small quantities
Prevaricator
A person who speaks falsely; liar
Quibbled; equivocator
Innocuous
Not harmful or injurious
Meticulous
Taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
Incite
To stir, encourage, urge on; stimulate or prompt to action
Vicarious
Performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
Taking the place of another person or thing
Felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others
Heedless
Careless
Thoughtless
Unmindful
Adversary
A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; for
Incongruous
Out of keeping or place
Inappropriate
Unbecoming
Supplant
To take the place of another, as through force scheming, strategy, or the like
avaricious
having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
vociferous
(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous
clamorous
making a loud and confused noise
garrulous
excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
effusive
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
taciturn
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
reticent
not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
risque’
slightly indecent or liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive
crude
in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined; undeveloped
impervious
not allowing fluid to pass through
incontrovertible
not able to be denied or disputed
infallible
incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
dogged
persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious
alleviate
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate
vacillate
to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute
inordinate
not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive
sinecure
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
ensconce
to settle securely or snugly
burgeon
to grow or develop quickly; flourish
promiscuous
consisting of parts, elements, or individuals of different kinds brought together without order; characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
indolent
having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
consign
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit; entrust
exacerbate
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of
assuage
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate
impunity
exemption from punishment
nepotism
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics
