PnP Vocab 2 Flashcards
Expostulate
express strong disapproval or disagreement
Alacrity
Promptness in response: cheerful readiness
Approbation
Approval or praise
Affront
Offend the modesty/values of
Propitious
Giving/indicating a good chance of success: favorable
Laconic
Using very few words to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
Odious
extremely unpleasant or repulsive
Iniquitious
Grossly unfair or morally wrong
Asperity
Roughness or harshness of manner, temper, or tone
Vouchsafe
To grant as a privilege or special favor
Importune
To press or urge with troublesome persistence
Obsequiousness
The fact of trying too hard to please somebody (especially somebody important)
Deign
To do something that one considers beneath one’s dignity
Implacable
Not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or modified
Eclat
Social distinction or conspicuous success
Upbraid
To criticize severely or find fault in
Insolent
Showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect
Probity
Adherence to the highest principles and ideals: uprightness
Derision
The use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
Injunction
An authoritative warning or order
Dissemble
To hide one’s true motives, beliefs, or feelings under false appearances
Effusion
Unrestrained expression of words or feelings
Abatement
The ending, lessening, or reduction of something
Diffident
Modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence
Retort
To respond to a remark or accusation in a sharp, angry, witty manner
Repine
To feel or express discontent: fret
Solicitude
Attentive care, concern, or protectiveness for someone or something
