Vocab 361 - 380 Flashcards
Cosset
—verb
1) to coddle.
—Related forms
un·cos·set·ed, adjective
Affected
—adjective
1) artificial or pretend: Her affected wealth and social pedigree are so obviously false that it’s embarrassing.
—Related forms
af·fect·ed·ly, adverb
af·fect·ed·ness, noun
Dilatory
—adjective
1) procrastinating: a dilatory strategy.
—Related forms
dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
dil·a·to·ri·ness, noun
un·dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverb
un·dil·a·to·ry, adjective
Elegy
—noun
1) a mournful poem or song.
Foment
—verb
1) to instigate: to foment discontent.
—Related forms
fo·ment·er, noun
un·fo·ment·ed, adjective
Gestation
—noun
1) development period
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ges·ta·tion·al, ges·ta·tive , adjective
Ingenuous
—adjective
1) innocent or naive.
—Related forms
in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverb in·gen·u·ous·ness, noun half-in·gen·u·ous, adjective half-in·gen·u·ous·ly, adverb half-in·gen·u·ous·ness, noun
Intractable
—adjective
1) stubborn: an intractable disposition.
—Related forms
in·trac·ta·bil·i·ty, in·trac·ta·ble·ness, noun
in·trac·ta·bly, adverb
Intransigent
—adjective
1) stubborn.
—Related forms
in·tran·si·gence, in·tran·si·gen·cy, noun
in·tran·si·gent·ly, adverb
Jingoism
—noun
1) extreme nationalism.
—Related forms
jin·go·ish, adjective
jin·go·ist, noun, adjective
jin·go·is·tic, adjective
jin·go·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
Malfeasance
—noun
1) wrongdoing by a public official.
—Related forms
mal·fea·sant, adjective, noun
Malinger
—verb
1) to fake illness to avoid work.
—Related forms
ma·lin·ger·er, noun
Obstinate
—adjective
1) stubborn.
—Related forms
ob·sti·nate·ly, adverb ob·sti·nate·ness, noun su·per·ob·sti·nate, adjective su·per·ob·sti·nate·ly, adverb su·per·ob·sti·nate·ness, noun un·ob·sti·nate, adjective un·ob·sti·nate·ly, adverb
Probity
— noun
1) complete honesty and integrity.
Putative
—adjective
1) generally accepted as true: the putative boss of the mob.
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pu·ta·tive·ly, adverb
un·pu·ta·tive, adjective
un·pu·ta·tive·ly, adverb
Pyrrhic
1) achieved at devastating cost
Sanguine
—adjective
1) confidently optimistic: a sanguine disposition.
—Related forms
san·guine·ly, adverb san·guin·i·ty, san·guin·ness, noun non·san·guine, adjective non·san·guine·ly, adverb non·san·guine·ness, noun o·ver·san·guine, adjective o·ver·san·guine·ly, adverb o·ver·san·guine·ness, noun pre·san·guine, adjective qua·si-san·guine, adjective qua·si-san·guine·ly, adverb su·per·san·guine, adjective su·per·san·guin·i·ty, noun un·san·guine, adjective un·san·guine·ly, adverb
Sedulous
—adjective
1) diligent.
—Related forms
sed·u·lous·ly, adverb sed·u·lous·ness, noun un·sed·u·lous, adjective un·sed·u·lous·ly, adverb un·sed·u·lous·ness, noun
Sybarite
—noun
1) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.
—Related forms
syb·a·rit·ism , noun
Vacillate
—verb
1) to waver or oscillate.
—Related forms
vac·il·la·tor, noun
