Vocab 3 Flashcards
Abstruse
difficult to understand, concealed
Affable
friendly, courteous, amiable
Audacity
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
Contrite
extremely apologetic, remorseful
Credulous
believing on slight evidence, gullible
Depravity
moral corruption, a wicked act
Deprecate
to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express disapproval
Didactic
instructive, designed to teach
Dormant
inactive, sleeping
Enigmatic
mysterious, puzzling
Erudite
scholarly
Exotic
foreign, unfamiliar
Fuse
to mix or to join (usually by melting)
Immutable
unchanging
Incorrigible
incapable of being reformed or improved
Loathe
to detest
Mitigate
to cause to become less harsh or hostile, to make less severe
Nullify
to negate
Pacifistic
opposed to war or use of force
Pretentious
extravagant outward show, self-important
Prologue
introductory remarks in a literary work, introductory action
Recant
to withdraw a statement or belief, revoke
Servile
overly submissive
Trepidation
fear, trembling
Vilify
to defame, to utter abusive statements against