Sophmore Year Final Flashcards
Viscous
Adj - resistant to flow; like a very thick liquid; or, sticky
Wane
Verb - grow gradually smaller
Wanton
Adj - excessive; uncontrolled
Wizened
Adj - old and wrinkled; withered
Xenophobia
Noun - the fear or hatred of anything foreign
Animosity
Noun - a feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity
Blithe
Adj - merry, carefree
Didactic
Adj - intended to teach; informative; instructional
Diminution
Noun - the act of decreasing
Disputatious
Adj - tending to argue; controversial
Duplicity
Noun - sneakiness; contradiction; deceit
Engender
Verb - cause to exist; produce
Equivocal
Adj - misleading, uncertain
Exonerate
Verb - to free from blame; to exculpate
Grandiose
Adj - larger ; grand; filled with splendor
Gratuitous
Adj - free of charge; or, uncalled for and unwanted
Impugn
Noun - to attack with words; to accuse of being false
Indiscriminate
Adj - without careful consideration; haphazard
Insidious
Adj - gradually harmful; seductive
Interlocutor
Noun - someone who participates in a conversation
Nebulous
Adj - unclear; vague
Oblivious
Adj - unaware; forgetful
Ostentatious
Adj - overdone to the point of showing off; gaudy
Perturbation
Noun - disturbance
Provincial
Adj - limited or restrictive; parochial
Quixotic
Adj - idealistic; impractical (from Don Quixote)
Sagacity
Noun - wisdom, shrewdness
Upbraid
Verb - criticize severely; scold
Vilify
Verb - defame; attack someone’s reputation
