Vocab Flashcards
approbation (n)
official approval, praise, commendation
aura (n)
a distinctive quality about a person, thing, or place
authoritative (adj)
coming from the proper authority; dictatorial; conclusive
befuddled (adj)
confused
candid (adj)
blunt, sincere honesty
crestfallen (adj)
dejected; disappointed; sad
dormer (n)
a gabled extension of an attic room; window in such an extension (see photo)
elegiac (adj)
mournful; expressing sorrow for something that is gone or someone who has died
enthralling (adj)
captivating, spellbinding
gratis (adj)
free
implacable (adj)
incapable of being appeased or satisfied
incipient (adj)
the early stage; beginning
indignation (n)
anger as a result of something unjust
insinuate (v)
suggest or hint (usually something bad)
laconic (adj)
using few words
loathe (v)
to hate
mercurial (adj)
changing unpredictably
monotonous (adj)
lacking in variety and interest; boring
ominous (adj)
threatening
petty (adj)
small and insignificant
philanderer (n)
one who engages in many casual love affairs
pompous (adj)
having or exhibiting self-importance; arrogant
reproach (n)
blame; disapproval
seethe (v)
to become extremely angry
stolid (adj)
having or showing little or no emotion
