Vocab 3 U7-9 Flashcards
v) to calm or pacify, set to rests; to lessen or relieve
allay
adj) beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
bestial
asj) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
convivial
n) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
coterie
n) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
counterpart
v) to object or take exception to;
n) an objection
demur
n) shameless boldness, impudence
effrontery
v) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
embellish
adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived
ephemeral
adj) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
felicitous
adj) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stoln
furtive
adj) glaring, tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
garish
adj) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on realit
illusory
adj) needy, impoverished
indigent
adj) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
inordinate
v) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensomoe
jettison
n)a person who hates or despises people
misanthrope
adj) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
pertinacious
adj) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
picayune
n) clothing, garments
raiment
v) to assert without proof or confirmation
allege
adj) throughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
arrant
n) light and playful conversation
badinage
v) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
conciliate
v) to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
countermand
n) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
echelon
v) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
exacerbate
adj) stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way
fatuous
adj) impossible to disprove; beyond argument
irrefutable
n) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
juggernaut
adj) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
lackadaisical
n) a prayer consisting of short appeals to god recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
litany
adj) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
macabre
n) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
paucity
v) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
portend
v) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
raze
v) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
recant
v) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
saturate
adj) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
saturnine
v) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud;
n) a mire; a state of depression
slough
n) a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval
acclamation
adj) characteristic of the countryside, rural; relating to shepherds and cowherds, pastoral
bucolic
v) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously
calumniate
adj) extremely cautious, hesitant, or slow (to); reserved, diffident
chary
n) secret agreement or cooperation
collusion
n) a dabbler in the arts; one who engages in an activity in an amateurish, trifling way;
adj) superficial
dilettante
adj) not easily excited; emotionally steady
imperturable
n) an enlargement, increase, addition
increment
n) an authoritative command, formal order, authoritative command, formal order, authorization;
v) to issue such an order
mandate
adj) trifling, insignificant; mean, despicable; inferior, trashy
paltry
n) a sudden outburst; a spasm, convulsion
paroxysm
n) a pretentious display of knowledge; overly rigid attention to rules and details
pedantry
n) the act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country
peregrination
adj) fragrant, smelling strongly; tending to arouse memories or create an aura
redolent
adj) shining, radiant, resplendent
refulgent
n) a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes a particular group of persons from all others; a commonplace saying or truism
shibboleth
n) a beginner, novice; one with little or no background or skill
tyro
adj) not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
unremitting
v) to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
vacillate
adj) harshly abusive, severely scolding
vituperative
