Vocab 2 Flashcards
despondent
melancholy, gloomy
sardonic
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical
upbraid
to find fault with or reproach severely; censure
incipient
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
propensity
a natural inclination or tendency
acme
the highest point; summit; peak
paraphernalia
equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity
anomaly
a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
bedlam
a scene or state of wild uproar
impertinent
intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil. not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant
alacrity
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness. liveliness; briskness
ennui
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom
nonplus
to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely
conspicuous
easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable, attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities
languid
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow, lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint
veritable
being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary. being truly or very much so
sojourn
a temporary stay: to stay for a time in a place, to stay temporarily
ingenuous
free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere. artless; innocent; naive.Obsolete. honorable or noble.
