Vocab Flashcards
licentious
morally unrestrained
numismatist
coin collector
paucity
scarcity; lack
fatalistic
believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate
obtrude
to force oneself into a situation
pensive
dreamily thoughtful
lackadaisical
uninterested; listless
alienate
to turn away feelings or affections
elated
in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful
epigram
a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation
amalgamate
to combine
demented
mentally ill; insane
hone
to sharpen
beleaguer
to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass
gorge
to eat or swallow greedily
antiquated
no longer used or useful; very old
opiate
a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain
caricature
an exaggerated portrayal of one’s features
dally
to waste time; to dawdle
felonious
pertaining to or constituting a major crime
