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
pathology
the science of disease
redundant
unnecessarily repetitive; excessive
ramification
a consequence; a branching out
rancor
bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
steadfast
loyal; faithful
stoic
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune; A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
sanguine
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
tenet
a shared principle or belief
tentative
experimental; temporary; uncertain
verity
the quality of being true; something true
bitter; sour; severe
Acerbic
consequence
aftermath
terrified; shocked
aghast
to approach and speak to someone
accost
harsh; like acid
acrid
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
blasphemy
briefness
brevity
one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
benefactor
to abruptly refuse; to stop short
balk
to toss back and forth; to exchange
bandy
to cling; to split
cleave
to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
cogitate
a wish for enviously; Yearn to possess or have (something).
covet
to seek votes or opinions
canvass
a record of events in order of time; a history
chronicle
to break down; to deteriorate
degenerate
to lower in quality or value; to degrade
debase
an official order; having the force of law
decree
to describe accurately; to draw in outline
delineate
extremely bad; flagrant
egregious
to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate
emigrate
well-known and respected
eminent
a mass departure or journey away
exodus
to make amends for; to atone for
expiate
explanation; a large public exhibition
exposition
meticulous; demanding finicky
fastidious
foolish; silly; idiotic
fatuous
pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
grandiloquent
a forerunner; a signal of
harbinger
impulsive; extremely impatient; Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
impetuous
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
impugn
silly; senseless
inane
brilliant; giving off heat or light
incandescent
to satirize; to mock, to parody
lampoon
a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
metamorphosis
easy to shape or bend
malleable
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
obfuscate
narrow or confide in point of view; provincial
parochial
one who supports a particular person, cause, idea
partisan
obvious
patent
the science of disease
pathology
unnecessarily repetitive; excessive
redundant
a consequence; a branching out
ramification
bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
rancor
loyal; faithful
steadfast
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune; A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
stoic
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
sanguine
a shared principle or belief
tenet
experimental; temporary; uncertain
tentative
the quality of being true; something true
verity
