Unit 11 Flashcards
virulent
(adj) extremely severe or harmful in its effects; bitterly, hostile
repudiate
(verb) refuse to accept or be associated with
lucid
(adj) expressed clearly; easy to understand; bright, luminous
auspicious
(adj) conducive to success; favorable
augment
(verb) make greater by adding to it; increase
laudable
(adj) deserving praise and commendation
banal
(adj) so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
deference
(noun) humble submission and respect
vacillate
(verb) alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
torpor
(noun) a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy
pragmatic
(adj) dealing with things sensibly and realistically
ascetic
(adj or noun) practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
dogmatic
(adj) inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
volition
(noun) the faculty or power of using one’s will
innocuous
(adj) not harmful or offensive