Vocab 2 Flashcards
adj.- struck with fear, dread, or consternation
Aghast
noun- identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and
classified or distinguished from others
Appellation
verb- cause to be confused emotionally; be a mystery or bewildering to
Bewilder
adj.- expressing extreme contempt
Contemptuous
adj.- having a sophisticated charm; having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
Debonair
verb- dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
Detest
adj.- marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; liable to sudden
unpredictable change
Fickle
noun- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that
interferes with or delays action or progress
Hinderance
adj.- of or relating to litigation; inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or
disagree, even to engage in law suits
Litigious
verb- make small or insignificant; cause to seem less serious; play down; represent as
less significant or important
Minimize
adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation
Notorious
noun- a severe or trying experience
Ordeal
verb- avoid speaking to or dealing with; expel from a community or group
Ostracize
adj.- living without undue worry; taking life easy; not easily irritated
Placid
adj.- not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; lacking wit or imagination; not
fanciful or imaginative
Prosaic
noun- righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
Rectitude
adj.- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Salient
adj.- intended to deceive; born out of wedlock; plausible but false
Spurious
noun- vigilant attentiveness; the process of paying close and continuous attention
Vigilance
noun- a disorder in one’s mental state; a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Aberation
Sentence for aberration
His actions may have been an aberration.
Sentence for agahst
The boy was aghast when he saw what was in the room
Sentence for fickle
You are a fickle person because you always change your mind
Sentence for minimize
The aim is to minimize costs
Sentence for ostracize
Sally was sitting on the bench by herself because she was ostracized from the group
Sentence for notorious
You are notorious for being bad at math
Sentence fro bewilder
The question seemed to bewilder the woman
Sentence for detest
She make me so angry that I detest her
Sentence for ordeal
The long ordeal was finally over
Sentence for prosaic
The obstacle course was prosaic
