Section 9-J,K,Q,U,W,Z Flashcards
Jejune (adj)
uninteresting; childish, immature; lacking nutrition
Jibe (v)
to agree, to be in accord
Jocose (adj)
given to joking; humorous
Kinetic (adj)
having to do with motion; lively; active
Quaff (v)
to drink deeply
Quail (v)
to shrink back in fear, lose courage
Qualify (v)
to limit
Qualms (n)
misgivings, reservations, causes for hesitancy
Queries (n)
questions, inquiries, reservations
Querulous (adj)
prone to complaining or grumbling, quarrelsome
queri- (Latin)
complain
Quiescence (n)
stillness, motionlessness, quality of being at rest
Quiescent
inactive, latent, causing no trouble, being at rest
Quotidian (adj)
occurring or recurring daily, commonplace
Ubiquitous (adj)
existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread
ubique (Latin)
everywhere
ubiquity
state of being everywhere at the same time
Umbrage (n)
offense, resentment
Undulate (v)
to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate
unda
wave
undulations
the motions something makes when it undulates
Unfeigned (adj)
genuine, not false or hypocritical
Untenable (adj)
indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable
Untoward (adj)
troublesome, unruly, unseemly, adverse, inappropriate, inconvenient
Upbraid (v)
to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise
Urbane (adj)
sophisticated, refined, elegant
Usury (n)
charging an exorbitant (unreasonable high) or illegal rate of interest
Waft (n)
light breeze, a puff
Waft (v)
floating through the air or over water
Waver (v)
to move to and fro, to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
Welter (v)
to writhe, to toss about, to be in turmoil
Welter (n)
a state of turmoil or chaotic jumble
Wend (v)
to go, proceed, walk
Whet (n)
to sharpen or stimulate
whet (Germanic)
sharp
whimsical (adj)
imaginative; unpredictable
whim (n)
a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that i unusual or unexplained
whimsy (n)
playfully quaint (attractively unusual) or fanciful behavior or humor
Zealous (adj)
fervent(passionate intensity), ardent, impassioned
