The Little Friend - Vocab Quiz Flashcards
Querulous(adj)
Fretful, irritable
You are being querulous, see how annoyed are looks
Vernacular
Everyday or colloquial language
Stop using vernacular language it sound unsophisticated.
Plaintive(adj.)
Mournful, pathetic
Stop being so plaintive he died years ago
Harried(adj.)
Agitated, flustered
I feel harried, the teacher is making my blood broil
Evasive(adj.)
Indirect, ambiguous
She gave us evasive directions
Incredulous(adj.)
Skeptical, doubtful
She looked at me incredulously, with a look that told me she had not believed a word I had just said.
Decrepit(adj.)
Feeble, weak
Her sickness was making her look decrepit
Unkempt
Untidy, messy
The room looked rather unkempt, there were papers everywhere
Irrevocable(adj.)
Unchangeable, permanent
Will’s behaviour is irrevocable
Bilious(adj.)
Distasteful, sickening
Capricious
Unpredictable; flighty
Verisimilitude
Believability; authenticity
Elusive
Difficult to find; indefinable
Itinerant
Traveler; vagabond
Languid
Sluggish; unhurried
Lassitude
Fatigue; apathy
Garrulous
Talkative; conversational
Efficacy
Effectiveness; productiveness
Reticence
Restraint; inhibition
Pedantic
Overly precise; meticulous
Fallacious
Incorrect; unfounded
Proffer
Offer; put forward
Opulent
Grandiose; wealthy
Petulant
Ill-tempered; grumpy
Tremulous
Unsteady; trembly
Rictus
A fixed grimace or face
Tersely
Briefly; concisely
Vertigo
Dizziness; loss of balance
Balefully
Threateningly; hostilely
Ruminate
Think about; consider
Pallid
Pale,sickly
Sidle
Sneak, move secretively
Lascivious
Lustful,indecent
Acrid
Bitter,Pungent
Imperious
Domineering, arrogant
Wallow
To take pleasure in
Fervor
Enthusiasm, passion
Galumph
To move in a clumsy manner
Proselytize
Convert, recruit
Derision
Ridicule, contempt
Inviolable
Never to be broken or dishonored
Morose
Sullen; gloomy
Squalid
Neglected; shabby
Magnanimous
Generous; charitable
Supine
Face upward; horizontal
Maw
Entrance; opening
Garish
Showy; vulgar
Avert
Prevent; avoid
Stoic
Uncomplaining; patient
Dereliction
Disrepair; neglect
Defunct
Obsolete; nonfunctioning
Peevish
Easily irritated, short-tempered
Dissuade
Discourage from; advise against
Evanescent
Vanishing; fading
Acerbic
Abrasive; sarcastic
Malodorous
Foul-smelling; noxious
Jocular
Humorous; witty
Audacious
Disrespectful; defiant
Furtive
Secretive; hidden
Fillip
Boost; incentive