Vocab 13 Flashcards
1
Q
trounce
A
to beat severely and defeat
2
Q
pare
A
to reduce
3
Q
megalomania
A
obsession with grandiose performance
4
Q
microcosm
A
a small scale representation of a larger system
5
Q
misanthrope
A
distrust of mankind
6
Q
mores
A
fixed customs or manners; moral code
7
Q
peculate
A
to embezzle
8
Q
impudent
A
cocky
9
Q
neonate
A
a newborn child
10
Q
rapt
A
to be deeply absorbed in something (enraptured)
11
Q
non sequitor
A
statement that does not logically follow what was said previously
12
Q
obfuscate
A
to make obscure
13
Q
vituperate
A
to abuse verbally
14
Q
vociferous
A
loud and noisy, rambunctious
15
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incarnadine
A
bloody red
16
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raze
A
to destroy completely
17
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onus
A
a burden or obligation
18
Q
opine
A
to express an opinion
19
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opprobrious
A
disgraceful and shameful
20
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incipient
A
embryonic, beginning to exist or appear
