Vocab 3 Flashcards
Illusory
Based on illusion; not real
Immediacy
The quality or state of being immediate
Impression
A strong effect or influence on the mind or feelings
Imprudent
Not showing care for the consequences of one’s actions; rash
Incense
Cause someone to feel angry or annoyed
Incoherent
Expressed in a confused or unintelligible manner
Indicative
Serving as a sign or symptom of something
Indifference
Lack of interest, concern or sympathy
Indignant
Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment
Inept
Having or showing no skill; clumsy
Inevitable
Certain to happen; unavoidable
Inextinguishable
Impossible to extinguish or put out
Infatuation
An intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone
Insatiable
Impossible to satisfy
Inscribe
Write or carve on something
Insurmountable
Too great to be overcome
Irony
The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Irrepressible
Unable to be controlled or restrained
Jubilant
Feeling or expressing great joy
Juxtaposition
The fact or state of being close together or side by side, especially for contrasting effect
Leached
Drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating water
Legendary
Constituting a legend
Linger
Stay in a place longer than necessary
Linguistic
Relating to language
Litany
A long and tedious account or list
Manipulate
Control or influence cleverly or cunningly
Marvel
A wonderful and surprinsing thing
Mercurial
Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
Metaphor
A figure of speech which compares two things without the use of like or as
Metronome
A device that produced a regular ticking sound to mark time for musicians
Mimic
Imitate someone or something
Modesty
The quality or state of being unassuming or moderated in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements
Monstrous
Of immense size or extent; huge
Moral
Concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour
Mortal
Subject to death
Mythic
Of or relating to myths or legends
Narcissism
Excessive self-love and self-absorption
Notion
A concept or opinion
Obstinate
Very difficult to change or overcome
Omnipotent
Having unlimited power
Opportunist
A person who exploits circumstances to gain an advantage
Optimism
Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the sucessful outcome of something
Pacify
Quell the anger, agitation, or excitment of
Pageant
A public spectacle or procession, especially one of a ceremonial nature
Pallor
An unhealthy pale appearance
Paradox
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated may prove to be true
Parenthetical
Contained within parentheses
Passivity
The quality or state of being passive
Perception
The ability to see, hear, or becom aware of something through the senses
Persistence
The fact or quality of persisting or continuing in a course of action despite difficulty or opposition.
