Vocab 3 Flashcards
Abdicate
To relinquish, cast off duty or responsibility
Despondent
Feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection or depression
Elucidate
To make something difficult to understand clear or easy to understand
Fastidious
Very careful about how you do something hard; hard to please
Foible
A minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behaviour; weakness
ILK
The same, sor, or kind (often negative connotation)
Impugn
To criticize (character) suggesting that a person is not honest
Ineffable
Incapable of being expressed in words; to great/ powerful/ beautiful to be described
Megalomania
Delusional belief that one has unlimited power or importance; mania for great/performance
Mellifluous
Having a smooth flowing sound
Obfuscate
To make obscure, to confused or darken
Odious
Causing hatred or strong dislike
Ostensible
Seeming or said to be true but very possibly not true or real; intended for display
Ostentatious
Designed to get noticed or draw attention in an inappropriate , showy manner. Often behavior or dress
Palliative
something that reduces negative effects; to lessen , to soothe
Paucity
A small amount of something; less than what is wanted/needed
pique/piqued
to cause/induce interest or curiosity. To make someone annoyed or angry
proclivity
a strong, natural liking for something; a tendency
pugnacious
having a quarrelsome, combative nature
quixotic
foolishly impractical, especially in pursuit of ideals, romantic
remuneration
money or other payment for the work a person has done
salubrious
healthy or promoting health or well-being
sundry
made up of different things, miscellaneous
unconscionable
extremely bad, unfair, wrong, shockingly unjust
vociferous
expressing feelings or opinions in a very loud/forceful way
