Vocab Flashcards
Garrulous
Talkative
Girls are so garrulous that they could not keep a secret
accolade
Grigori Perelman was not a fan of accolades and thus refused to take Field Medal
subversive
The journalist was imprisoned for his subversive writings.
Foment
The riot downtown began to foment nervous feelings in the local residents.
antithetical
directly opposed
religious beliefs are antithetical to mine
Insolent
Rude
she hated the insolent tone of his voice
delegate
person authorized to represent others
The voters delegate power to their elected officials
Polemic
Her book is a fierce polemic against the inequalities in our society.
Mendacity
untruthfulness
Since honesty is very important to me, I was deeply offended by my ex-husband’s mendacity
conciliate
stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify
Appease
pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands
They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.
Nuance
a subtle difference in or shade of meaning
chef notices every nuance of flavor in the meal
Tirade
An angry speech
The coach directed a tirade at the team after the loss
Affable
friendly, amiable, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
“an affable and agreeable companion”
Zenith
Culmination, highest point, summit
At zenith of artistic career
Macabre
macabre series of murders
Screed
Long tedious speech
The screed tired the audience
Inundate
inundated with complaints
Serendipity
“a fortunate stroke of serendipity
Remiss
Lacking care
“it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that information
sanctimonious
making a show of being morally superior to other people.
what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?”
sanctity
holy, sacred, or saintly.
“the site of the tomb was a place of sanctity for the ancient Egyptians
Chauvinist
The male chauvinist attitude of some people in the company could get you down
Triage
noun
(in medical use) the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties.
“a triage nurse”
verb
assign degrees of urgency to (wounded or ill patients).
“victims were triaged by paramedics before being transported to hospitals
Nurses do triage in the emergency room.
Austere
severe or strict
of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts; ascetic
having an extremely plain and simple style
