Test 2 vocab part 1 Flashcards
Assuaged
(Verb)
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
* The letter assuaged the fears of most members.
Strictures
(Noun)
a statement of severe criticism or disapproval:
* The strictures of the principal have failed to have any effect on the students.
Taciturn
(Adjective)
tending not to speak much:
* He’s a reserved, taciturn person
Imprudent
(Adjective)
unwise, by failing to consider the likely results of your actions:
* The report criticizes the banks for being imprudent in their lending.
Vapid
(Adjective)
- showing no intelligence or imagination:
* He’s attractive, but vapid
Predilection
(Noun)
- a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.
* My predilection for Asian food.
Nebulous
(Adjective)
- unclear, vague, or ill-defined; not clear and having no form:
* She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future.
Illicitly
(Adverb)
- in a way that is illegal or disapproved of by society:
* Funds for the program were illicitly obtained.
Furor
(Noun)
a sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people:
* The government’s decision to raise taxes has caused a great furor.
Fractious
(Adjective)
easily upset or annoyed, and often complaining:
* Jimmy is a very fractious child.
Benign
(Adjective)
pleasant and kind; not harmful in effect
* Grandmothers are usually very benign old ladies
Morbid
(Adjective)
- too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death:
* He has a morbid fascination with death
Wane
(Verb)
- to become weaker in strength or influence:
* By the late 70s the band’s popularity was beginning to wane.
Innate
(Adjective)
- inborn; natural; something, usually a quality or ability one born with
* Cyril’s most impressive quality was his innate goodness.
Aberrations
(Noun)
- a temporary change from the typical or usual way of behaving:
* In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him
