Vocab 141 - 160 Flashcards
Bevy
—noun
1) a large group or collection: a bevy of boisterous sailors.
August
—adjective
1) venerable: an august personage.
—Related forms
au·gust·ly, adverb
au·gust·ness, noun
Coterie
—noun
1) an exclusive group.
Diadem
—noun
1) a crown.
Erudite
—adjective
1) scholarly: an erudite professor.
—Related forms
er·u·dite·ly, adverb er·u·dite·ness, noun non·er·u·dite, adjective non·er·u·dite·ly, adverb non·er·u·dite·ness, noun un·er·u·dite, adjective
Exculpate
—verb
1) to clear of guilt.
—Related forms
ex·cul·pa·ble [ik-skuhl-puh-buh l] , adjective ex·cul·pa·tion, noun non·ex·cul·pa·ble, adverb non·ex·cul·pa·tion, noun self-ex·cul·pa·tion, noun un·ex·cul·pa·ble, adjective un·ex·cul·pat·ed, adjective
Fallow
—adjective
1) uncultivated or inactive: My creative energies have lain fallow this year.
—Related forms
fal·low·ness, noun
un·fal·lowed, adjective
Gesticulate
—verb
1) to use gestures.
—Related forms
ges·tic·u·la·tive, ges·tic·u·la·to·ry [je-stik-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective ges·tic·u·la·tor, noun o·ver·ges·tic·u·late, verb, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ed, o·ver·ges·tic·u·lat·ing. o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjective o·ver·ges·tic·u·la·tive·ly, adverb un·ges·tic·u·lat·ing, adjective un·ges·tic·u·la·tive, adjective un·ges·tic·u·la·to·ry, adjective
Irascible
—adjective
1) very irritable: an irascible old man.
—Related forms
i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, i·ras·ci·ble·ness, noun
i·ras·ci·bly, adverb
un·i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, noun
un·i·ras·ci·ble, adjective
Laconic
—adjective
1) concise: a laconic reply.
—Related forms
la·con·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·la·con·ic, adjective
Maelstrom
—noun
1) a large whirlpool.
Neophyte
—noun
1) a beginner or novice: He’s a neophyte at chess.
—Related forms
ne·o·phyt·ic [nee-uh-fit-ik] , ne·o·phyt·ish [nee-uh-fahy-tish] , adjective
ne·o·phyt·ism [nee-uh-fahy-tiz-uh m] , noun
Perfidious
—adjective
1) deceitful: a perfidious lover.
—Related forms
per·fid·i·ous·ly, adverb per·fid·i·ous·ness, noun un·per·fid·i·ous, adjective un·per·fid·i·ous·ly, adverb un·per·fid·i·ous·ness, noun
Potentate
—noun
One with great power.
Procrustean
—adjective
1) tending to produce conformity.
Puerile
—adjective
1) immature: a puerile piece of writing.
—Related forms
pu·er·ile·ly, adverb
non·pu·er·ile, adjective
non·pu·er·ile·ly, adverb
Reconnoiter
—verb
1) to inspect, observe, or survey an area for an operation.
—Related forms
re·con·noi·ter·er, noun
un·re·con·noi·tered, adjective
Requite
—verb
1) to give or do in return.
—Related forms
re·quit·a·ble, adjective re·quite·ment, noun re·quit·er, noun un·re·quit·a·ble, adjective un·re·quit·ing, adjective
Salient
—adjective
1) highly relevant: salient traits.
—Related forms
sa·li·ent·ly, adverb
un·sa·li·ent, adjective
un·sa·li·ent·ly, adverb
Stratagem
—noun
1) a scheme for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
—Related forms
strat·a·gem·i·cal [strat-uh-jem-i-kuh l] , adjective
strat·a·gem·i·cal·ly, adverb
