Vocab 6 Flashcards
Blemish
Noun
An imperfection, flaw (the dealer agreed to lower the price because of them any blemishes in the surface of the wooden furniture.)
Abhor
Verb
To hate, detest (because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)
Camaraderie
Noun
Brotherhood, jovial unity (camaraderie among employees usually leads to success in business.)
deface
Verb
To ruin or injure something’s appearance (the brothers used eggs and shaving cream to deface their neighbor’s mailbox.)
Effrontery
Noun
Impudence, nerve, insolence (when I told my aunt that she was boring, my mother scolded me for my effrontery.)
feral
Adjective
Wild, savage (that beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.)
Goad
Verb
To urge, spur, invite to action (Jim may think he’s not going to fight Billy, but Billy will goad Jim on with insults until he throws a punch.)
Harrowing
Adjective
Greatly distressing, vexing (the car crash was a harrowing experience, but I have a feeling that the increase in my insurance premiums will be even more upsetting.)
Impeccable
Adjective
Exemplary, flawless (if your grades were impeccable as your sister’s, then you too would receive a car for your graduation present.)
Largess
Noun
The generous giving of lavish gifts (my boss demanded great largess by giving me a new car.)
Manifold
Adjective
Diverse, varied
The popularity of Dante’s Inferno is partly due to the fact that the works allows for manifold interpretations.
Negligent
Adjective
Habitually careless, neglectful (Jessie’s grandfather called me a negligent fool after I left the door to his apartment unlocked even though there had been a recent string of robberies.)
Obstinate
Adjective
Not yielding easily, stubborn (the obstinate child refuses to leave the store until his mother bought him a candy bar.)
Palette
Adjective
A range of colors of qualities (the palette of colors utilized in the painting was equaled only by the rands of intense emotions the piece evoked.)
Sacrosanct
Adjective
Holy, something that should not be critics (in the United States, the constitution is often though of as a sacrosanct document.)