Vocab Flashcards
implacable
relentless; unstoppable
credulity
a tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true
prosaic
unimaginative; uninspired; commonplace; unromantic
vouchsafe
reveal or disclose (information) “You’d never vouchsafed that interesting tidbit before”
winnow
(of the wind) blow “the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass”
scrupulous
(of a person or process) diligent, through and extremely attentive to details
unassailable
unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated. “an unassailable lead”
taciturn
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. “after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose”
appellation
a name or title. “the city fully justifies its appellation “the Pearl of the Orient”
fecund
fertile. “a lush fecund garden”
besotted
strongly infatuated. “he became besotted with his best friend’s sister”
bounteous
generously given or giving; bountiful
adduce
cite as evidence. “a number of factors are adduced to explain the situation”
replete
filled or well-supplied with something. “sensational popular fiction, replete with adultery and sudden death”
writ large
clear and obvious. “the unspoken question writ large upon her face”
