Vocab 4 Flashcards
Cathartic/Catharsis
The act/process of releasing a strong emotion, especially in art form. (Often has a “healing” or purging feel)
Circumspect
Thinking carefully about possible risks before doing/saying; to consider all circumstances
Coalescence
To come together to form one group/mass
Cognizant
Aware of something; knowledgeable or mindful of something
Deleterious
Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way
Divestiture
The act of divesting or selling stock, property on compulsion-usually from the government
Effusive
Expressing a lot of emotion; great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm
Erudite
Having or showing knowledge gained by study; knowledgeable
Esoteric
Only taught to or understood by members of a special group; requiring knowledge only available to a restricted group
Frenetic
Filled with excitement, activity or confusion; wild or frantic
Gregarious
Enjoying the company of other people; tending to live in groups
Harangue
Ranting speech or writing; forceful or angry speech.
Hubris
A foolish or exaggerated pride or self-confidence
Indolent
Averse to activity, effort or movement; habitually lazy
Innocuous
Causing/producing no injury or harm; not likely to bother or offend
Malign
To slander or defame; to make harmful often untrue statements; causing or intending to cause harm
Modicum
A small portion or limited quantity
Moot
Not certain-open to question but impossible to prove, but not worth talking about or debating; no longer of importance
Myriad
Various. Very large number or variety
Opulent/Opulence
Very wealthy; having a large estate or property
Proliferate/Proliferation
To increase in number or amount quickly; rapid growth
Redolent
Causing thought or memories of something; full of a specific fragrance
Spurious
Not genuine, sincere, or authentic.
Based on false ideas or bad reasoning.
Supine
Lying in the back, facing upward. Marked by showing lethargy or great indifference
Visceral
Coming from strong emotion rather than logic;
