Vocab Flashcards
aesthetic
beauty
profound
have deep thought or great insight
refute
to prove false
pretense
false display of feeling, attitudes, or intentions
cynical
believe people are selfish
obscure
unclear
pragmatic
practical
revere
feel deep respect for something
disparage
depreciate
trivial
unimportant
depict
describe in words
indifferent
having no particular interest
anthropology
study in human and society
futile
useless
indignant
filled with anger
reconcile
to resolve
eccentric
odd
implausible
hard to believe
intemperate
having no self-control
plausible
reasonable
rigorous
extremely careful
subtle
difficult to describe
temperate
having self-control
complacent
self-satisfied
embellish
to decorate
immodest
lacking humility
prudent
have good judgment
vindicate
clear from accusation
deride
mock
diligent
hardworking
disdain
despise
erroneous
mistaken
mundane
boring
superficial
shallow
whimsical
imaginative
alleviate
relieve from pain
bolster
support or build up something
capricious
unpredictive
convoluted
confusing
digress
stay away from the main topic
dispute
debate
dubious
have doubt
eloquent
persuasive or fluent in writing and speaking
indulge
enjoy in something
reprehensible
terrible
resilient
flexible or tough
satire
the use of humor
amiable
friendly
astute
wise
benevolent
kind
bewilder
to confuse someone
coherent
clear and logical
impetuous
act quickly without care
negligent
failed to take proper care of something
reticent
quiet and reserve
scorn
hatred
scrutinize
examine closely
somber
gloomy and sad
tyranny
cruel government
aspiration
hope to achieve something
augment
make something greater
avid
having a deep interest in something
belie
disguise
concise
brief
discern
to perceive
disillusioned
disappointed when something or someone turned out to be not good as they thought
disingenuous
dishonest
emphatic
forceful
eradicate
destroy completely
exacerbate
make a problem worse
frugal
careful with spending money
illuminate
light up
ingenuous
innocent
lament
grief
meticulous
very careful
orthodox
accepting tradition as correct
perpetuate
to make something continue infinitely
prevalent
widespread in a particular area
provocative
causing a strong reaction
supplant
replace
analogous
similar
articulate
able to speak fluently
autonomy
independent
callous
not caring for others
camaraderie
mutual friendship within a group
candid
truthful
cantankerous
bad-tempered
conciliatory
intended to please or bring agreement
condescending
looking superior and looking down on others
credulity
easily believe something is true
dearth
lack of something
disparate
completely different
dogmatic
narrow-minded
elucidate
to make something clear
emulate
to match or imitate
epitome
a perfect example of something
equivocal
ambiguous
exploit
to take advantage of
flagrant
offensive
gullible
easy to believe something
hierarchy
a system in which people are ranked by status or authority
idiosyncrasy
a personal oddity; an individual peculiarity
inarticulate
not able to express or speak well
incompetent
not able to do things correctly
incontrovertible
not able to be denied
incredulous
unwilling to believe something
inherent
a characteristic you are born with
notorious
famous for something bad
obsolete
no longer be used or produced
oppress
to keep someone in hardship
partisan
in favor of a particular side
perplex
to make someone feel confuse
prominent
important or famous
reiterate
to clarify or emphasize something
scrupulous
hardworking
smug
having excessive pride in yourself
subsequent
following
superfluous
unnecessary
venerated
have great respect
vigor
in good health
wary
alert possible danger or problem
zealous
show passion and enthusiasm
abhor
to resent
adhere
to stick to beliefs
alienate
to cause someone to feel lonely
animate
to bring to life
archaic
very old or old fashioned
ardor
passion
atypical
not normal
commemorate
to show respect for someone
console
to comfort someone at a time of grief
cunning
clever at getting something you want by tricking people
deliberate
careful and unhurried
derivative
imitative
didactic
intend to teach
discreet
careful with what one says
eclectic
made up a wide range of idea
empirical
based on observation and experience rather than theory
glutton
greedy eater
inconsequential
not important
inconsolable
not able to comfort from grief
ingenious
clever
mar
to spoil something
mediocre
medium
nonchalant
casually calm
opportune
well-timed
prosaic
unromantic
provincial
narrow-minded
quell
to put an end to
rebut
to claim or prove a statement is false
reclusive
avoiding people
sanguine
optimistic
sentimental
people have strong emotional feeling
serene
calm and peacefully
tacit
silent
tenacious
not giving up
transient
not permanent
vigilant
careful
weary
tired or worn out
adept
very good at something
adulation
admiration
agile
able to move quickly
apathy
lack of interest
apt
suitable
austere
strict and harsh
avert
to turn away
awestruck
fill with respect
baffle
confuse
cajole
praise someone in order to persuade them
constrain
restrict someone
cordial
warm and friendly
debilitate
to make weak
debunk
disapprove
defer
postpone
detract
reduce the value of something
dilatory
slow to act
discord
disagreement
discrepancy
difference between fact and opinion
dispel
make disappear
disperse
spread over a wide area
disseminate
spread widely
dissent
disagreement
earnest
serious effort
effusive
express feeling of gratitude
elicit
to evoke or draw out
equanimity
mental calmness
esoteric
understand only by a few with specialized knowledge
estrangement
separation or isolation from a social group
eulogy
a speech about someone who just died
exonerate
to free from guilt
exorbitant
unreasonably high
extraneous
irrelevant
exuberant
energetic
facetious
treating the serious matters in an inappropriate humor way
fallacy
mistaken belief
fallible
capable of making mistake
feasible
possible to do easily
flippant
not showing a serious or respectful attitude
gregarious
sociable
illusory
not real
induce
succeed in influencing someone to do something
inhibit
to hinder
inquisitive
curious
insipid
lacking favor
insolence
rude
invigorate
to give energy to
jaded
tired of something
malice
evil
mandate
official order to do something
monarch
leader of a state
