Vocab #1 Flashcards
abjure
verb. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause or claim)
assiduous
adj. showing great care and perseverance
brusque
verb. abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
burnish
verb. to polish by rubbing
deleterious
adj. causing harm or damage
diaphanous
adj. light, delicate, and translucent (for fabric)
fatuous
adj. silly and pointless
gregarious
adj, (of a person) fond of company; sociable
hegemony
noun. leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others
iconoclast
noun. a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
ingenuous
adj. (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
juxtaposition
noun. the fact of 2 things being seen/placed together with contrasting effect
languid
adj. displaying or having disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. OR weak/ faint from illness/ fatigue.
maelstrom
noun. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river
maudlin
adj. self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
nascent
adj. (process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
obsequious
adj. obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
pellucid
adj. translucently clear OR lucid in style
replete
verb. filled or well-supported with something OR very full by food
sagacity
noun. being sagacious (showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; shrewd)
vacuous
adj. having or showing lack of thought or intelligence; mindless, empty
-like a vacuum
