Spring Vocabulary Flashcards
Affinity
Natural liking or sympathy for someone or something
Abetted
Encourage or assist someone to do something wrong
Allegorical
Contacting allegory, which is a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life
Ameliorate
To make better, such as a problem
Anecdotal
Resembling or contacting anecdotes, which are personal stories
Antiquated
Very old & no longer useful
Buttress
To support or steady an argument, person or object
Cacophony
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Chauvinistic
A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
Chagrin
Embarrassment at having failed or humiliated
Clandestine
One in a private place or way; done secretly
Coiffed
Style or arrange, typically in an elaborate way
Corroborative
Serving to give support to the truth
Deride
To laugh at in scorn or contempt
Diminutive
Small or tiny
Dissident
Disagreeing as in opinion or attitude
Epochs
Period of time in history or persons of life marked by notable events
Fallacy
A wrong belief; a false or mistaken idea
Fallible
Capable of making a mistake
Furtive
Attempting to avoid notice or attention
Heedless
Showing reckless lack of care or attention
Impertinent
Not showing respect; rude
Incontrovertibly
Demonstrably; in an obvious & probable manner
Innocuous
Not harmful or offensive
Laggard
Responding slow
Largesse
Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
Lascivious
Feeling or revealing an overt and offensive sexual desire
Litany
A long list of complaints, problems
