Vocab Flashcards
Abyss
A deep and seemingly bottomless chasm
Endless
Abdicate
To give up a position of power
Acquiesce
To accept something reluctantly but without protest
Acquisitive
Eager to acquire and possess things
Adaptable
Able to adjust to new situations
Adhere
To stick firmly to a surface principle
Adversary
An enemy or opponent
Adversity
Hardship or misfortune
Affable
Friendly and easy to talk to
Affirmation
A statement or expression of approval or agreement
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Allusion
An indirect or passing reference
Analogy
A comparison between two things, typically for explanation or clarification
Anecdote
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Anguish
Severe mental or physical suffering
Anonymity
The condition of being anonymous
Antediluvian
Very old or outdated
Anticlimax
A disappointing conclusion to a sequence of events
Anxiety
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminenet event or something with an uncertain outcome
Apathetic
Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Apparelled
Dressed or clothed
Arbitration
The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute
Aristocracy
A class of people holding hereditary titles
Arrogance
Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities
Ascend
To go up or climb
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds in words
Awe
A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder
Belligerence
Hostile or warlike behavior
Benediction
A blessing
Benignity
Kindness, gentleness, or a good-natured manner
Berate
To scold or criticize severely
Bountiful
Large in quantity or amount
Brutality
Savage violence
Caste
A rigid social class system
Cavalier
Showing a lack of proper respect or seriousness
Chaotic
Disorderly and confused
Charlatan
A fraudulent or deceptive person
Coddled
Treat in an overprotective and indulgent way
Cognizant
Aware of something
Compassion
Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others
Conceit
Excessive pride in oneself
Conciliatory
Intended to lessen anger or hostility
Concubine
A woman who lives with a man but has a lower social status than his wife or wives
Condescend
Show a feeling of superiority
Consensus
General agreement
Contempt
Scorn or disdain felt for someone or something considered despicable or unworthy
Continuum
A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other
Conviction
A firmly held belief or opinion
Cosmopolitan
Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures
Countenance
A person’s face or facial expression
