Vocab #1 Flashcards
Indulgent
(adj.) characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant
Innuendo
(adj.) a veiled reference, an insinuation
Meticulous
(adj.) marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
Extremely careful; very exacting and showing great attention to detail
Nostalgia
Sentimental longing for a place or time in the past
(n.) a wistful longing for a place or time in the past
Obsolete
(adj.) no longer in use; outmoded in design or style
Perennial
(adj.) lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring
Returning year after year; enduring
Polarize
To create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing factions or groups; to be divisive
(v.) to divide into groups with strongly opposing opinions and/or beliefs
Pragmatic
Practical, sensible, not idealistic or romantic
Amalgam
(n.) a mixture; a blend; a combination of different elements
Bucolic
(adj.) characteristic of charming, unspoiled countryside and the simple rural life
Capricious
Very changeable, characterized by constantly shifting moods
Clandestine
(adj.) secret; covert; not open; not aboveboard
Enigmatic
Mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling
Equanimity
Calmness, composure, even-tempered, especially in difficult situations
Extol
To praise; to applaud
Fortuitous
(adj.) of accidental but fortunate occurrence; having unexpected good fortune
Galvanize
To electrify something into shock
(v.) to electrify; to stir into action as if with an electric shock
Impasse
(n.) a deadlock; a stalemate; failure to reach an agreement
Incontrovertible
(adj.) impossible to deny or disprove; demonstrably true
Indigenous
(adj.) native to an area
Indulgent
Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant
