Untitled Deck Flashcards
venerable
worthy of respect due to age or wisdom
puerile
foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish
levity
lack of seriousness
frugal
thrifty, not wasteful
antipathy
feeling of intense dislike; hate
avocation
a hobby
charlatan
to falsely claim to have a skill or profession
doughty
brave; strong and able
elucidate
to make clear; explain
indolent
lazy
ludicrous
causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous
callow
young and immature
blithe
merry; cheerful;happy
nepotism
favoritism shown to family members
malign
speak evil of
posthumous
occurring after death; published after the authors death
heinous
evil or wicked
clandestine
kept secret of hidden; secretive
refute
to disprove or demonstrate falsity of something
cursory
hasty, hurried or not thorough
reticent
quiet, reserved
travail
hard work;exausting labor
opulence
wealth luxury
arduous
difficult or hard to achieve
paltry
practically worthless
abduct
the carry off by force
tractable
easily managed taught or controlled
obliterate
to destroy
prodigious
extraordinary in size or amount; enormous
haughty
showing great pride in oneself
equanimity
evenness of mind or temper; calmness; composure
exacerbate
To irritate or make bitter;
to make more violent
gratuity
A tip; payment for service for which no bill is offered
incredulous
Skeptical; doubtful; too extraordinary to be believed
loquacious
talkative; chatty
reprehensible
deserving blame; wrong
stringent
strict; rigid; exacting
taciturn
silent; not given to conversation
ubiquitous
present everywhere
vapid
having lost its spirit or zest; spiritless
meticulous
overly careful about small details; extremely careful
altruism(altruist)
unselfish concern for welfare of others
ameliorate
to improve or make better
rustic
characteristics of the country and country people; sophisticated and simple
deride
to make fun of; to scorn
diffident
lacking self confidence; shy
ostracize
to exclude someone from a social group
truculent
savage; cruel; fierce; warlike
vindicate
to clear of suspicion, as of a charge of wrongdoing
pugnacious
easy and ready to fight