Vobab day 3 Flashcards
Acerbic
bitter; sour; severe
aftermath
consequence
aghast
terrified; shocked
accost
to approach and speak to someone
acrid
harsh; like acid
blasphemy
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
brevity
briefness
benefactor
one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
balk
to abruptly refuse; to stop short
bandy
to toss back and forth; to exchange
cleave
to cling; to split
cogitate
to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
covet
a wish for enviously; Yearn to possess or have (something).
canvass
to seek votes or opinions
chronicle
a record of events in order of time; a history
degenerate
to break down; to deteriorate
debase
to lower in quality or value; to degrade
decree
an official order; having the force of law
delineate
to describe accurately; to draw in outline
egregious
extremely bad; flagrant
emigrate
to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate
eminent
well-known and respected
exodus
a mass departure or journey away
expiate
to make amends for; to atone for
exposition
explanation; a large public exhibition
fastidious
meticulous; demanding finicky
fatuous
foolish; silly; idiotic
grandiloquent
pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
harbinger
a forerunner; a signal of
impetuous
impulsive; extremely impatient; Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
impugn
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
inane
silly; senseless
incandescent
brilliant; giving off heat or light
lampoon
to satirize; to mock, to parody
metamorphosis
a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
malleable
easy to shape or bend
obfuscate
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
parochial
narrow or confide in point of view; provincial
partisan
one who supports a particular person, cause, idea
patent
obvious
