vocab 4 Flashcards
facetious
humorous/playful
fallacy
an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief
furtive
stealth; covert; surreptitious, clandestine, sneaky
gregarious
social, outgoing
harangue
to deliver a forceful or angry speech; ranting speech or writing
heretical
violating accepted dogma or convention
impecunious
lacking funds; without money
incipient
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
inert
unmoving; lethargic; sluggish
innocuous
harmless
intransigent
refusing to compromise
inveigle
to obtain by deception or flattery
morose
sad, sullen, melancholy
odious
evoking intense aversion/dislike
penurious
excessive penny pinching
pernicious
extremely harmful in a way that isnt seen or noticed
peruse
to examine with care
pious/piety
extremely reverent or devout; strong religious devotion
preen
to dress up; primp; groom w elaborate care
prodigious
abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary
prolific
large volumes; productive
putrefy
to rot; decay, give a foul odor (putrid)
quaff
to drink deeply
quiescence
still, motionless, at rest
redoubtable
awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
sanction
authoritative approval; penalty intended to enforce compliance
squalid
sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect
stoic
indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast
supplant
to take the place of; to supersede
torpid
lethargic, sluggish, dormant
ubiquitous
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread
urbane
sophisticated; refined; elegant
vilify
to characterize harshly; defame
acumen
keen, accurate judgement or insight
adulterate
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients
amalgamate
to combine several elements into a whole
archaic
outdated; more primative time
aver
to state as a fact; to declare or assert
bolster
to provide support or reinforcement
bombastic
pompous; grandiloquent
