Set 1 Flashcards
Alacrity
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
Axiomatic (axiom)
Taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
Canonical
Following or in agreement with accepted traditional standards
Censure
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke
Effrontery
Extreme boldness; presumptuousness
Equivocate (equivocal)
To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
Exculpate
Exonerate; to clear of blame
Exigent
Urgent; pressing; requiring immediate attention or action
Extemporaneous
Improvised; done without preparation
Filibuster
Intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
Fulminate
To speak loudly or denounce
Martial
Associated with war and the armed forces
Nebulous
Vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
Neologism
A new word; expression, or usage. The creation or use of new words or senses
Obtuse
Lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
Paean
A song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
Perennial
Recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
Perfidy (perfidious)
Intentional breach of faith; treachery
Perspicacious (perspicacity)
Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
Prattle
To babble meaninglessly
Prescience
Foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring
Sordid
Characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
Squander
To waste by spending or using irresponsibly
Torque
A force that causes rotation
Truculent
Fierce and cruel; eager to fight
Virulent
Extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
Voracious
Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
