Vocab 2 Flashcards
Obdurate
- He was very obdurate about going to the doctors. He abjured.
Stubborn; Unyielding
Inchoate
- The inchoate of an adult is a fetus
In an initial stage; not fully formed
Guile
- the thief’s guile fooled the travelers
Deceit; trickery
Estimable
Admirable; possible to estimate
Abstemious
- The bar tender told their patrons to be abstemious before leaving
Moderate in appetite
Admonish
- I admonish you to wash your hands after each patient
To warn
Alacrity
- I admired her alacrity for work
Brisk and cheerful readiness
Amalgamate
To combine; mix together
Ameliorate
- Do what you can to ameliorate your progress of studying.
To improve
Arduous
- Staying awake during night shift can be very arduous for new hires
Hard to do; requiring much effort
Artless
- If you’re a doctor, don’t be artless with your patients condition
Lacking skill or knowledge; uncultured
Ascetic
- An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor
Practicing self denial; abstention from all forms of indulgence
Assuage
- They were unable to assuage their grief
Make an unpleasant feeling less intense
Austere
- an austere man walked into the room
Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
Avarice
- His avarice made him rich, but as what cost?
Greed
Banal
- Studying can be very banal, but you can always try to make it fun!
Boring
Bolster
- His bolstering cheers were getting the team through this hardship
To support
Bombastic
Pompous; using inflated language
Cacophony
Harsh sounds
Capricious
- Psych patients can be very capricious
Impulsive and unpredictable
Castigate
- We try to castigate prisoners for wrong doings
Punish severely; to criticize severely
Caustic
- Don’t be caustic when asked a rhetorical question, it’s rude.
Sarcastic
