Vocab 5 Flashcards
Adroit
Very clever or skillful; resourceful
Amenable
Having an inclination to do something; willing to be persuaded
Aspersion
A false, misleading charge meant to harm someone’s reputation
Clairvoyant/Clairvoyance
Able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception (mind/palm reading; telling the future, etc)
Capitulate
To stop fighting an enemy/opponent. To surrender after negotiations
Cursory
Rapidly and often superficially performed or produced
Dearth
The state or condition of not having enough of something. Scarcity or lack
Despite/Despotic
A ruler who has total power and often used it in cruel ways; cruel or tyrannical
Fracas
Noisy argument or fight
Myopic
Lack of foresight or discernment, narrow view of something; difficulty in seeing objects far away
Equivocate/Equivocation
To use unclear language to deceive or mislead someone (Double meaning)
Germane
Being both relevant and appropriate
Hegemony
Influence or control over a group of people (nation, etc)
Probity
Honesty and integrity; adherence to the highest principles and ideals
Puerile
Silly or childish; lacking seriousness or good judgment
Reprobate
A person who behaves in an immoral way; to condemn as unworthy or unacceptable
Rescind
To reject or repeal. To Cancel or void something
Resplendent/Resplendence
Shining brilliantly. Very bright and attractive.
Seminal
Having a strong influence on ideas, work, events to come; influential, important
Stolid
Showing little or no emotion; not easily excited or upset
Supplant
To take the place of someone/thing that is old, unused. Supersede, substitute
Surmise
Thought or idea based on scanty evidence
Temerity
The quality of being confident and unafraid of danger or punishment (may seem foolish/rude)
Uncouth
Behaving in a socially unacceptable or impolite manner
Vacuous
Having little substance, meaning, intelligence, or serious thought
Verdant
Green with growing plants
Visage
The face, countenance or appearance of a person
