vocab Flashcards
importune
to ask someone in a persistent way
domineer
to assert oneself over another in an arrogant way
overblown
excessively inflated, pretentious
ingrate
an ungrateful person
carouse
to act in a noisy, obnoxious way
quaff
to drink heartily
largesse
a generous gift given to others
witless
foolish, unwise
choleric
bad tempered, irritable
pithy
a concise, forceful expression
appurtenance
an accessory, or item, associated with a particular style of living
delude
to deceive, fool
conformable
to be submissive
forswear
to agree to give up, or do without, something
dally
to act, move slowly
wrangle
a dispute or argument, to have a long dispute
prate
to talk foolishly, or tediously, about something
beguile
to charm someone in a deceptive way
awry
away from the appropiate, planned, or expected course
coy
to be shy or modest
rudiment
the first principles of a subject, the basics