Vocab Flashcards
Elude
Evade or escape from by cunning or strength
Consternation
Utter amazement or paralyzingly dismay
Riveted
Held someone’s attention completely
Goad
To urge to action
Grovel
Crawling and creeping near the ground as a sign of humility, penance
Pilfer
To steal, especially a small amount at a time
Sagacious
Wise; showing keen judgment, insight, and foresight
Insolent
Insultingly arrogant; audaciously rude
Obtrusive
Forward in manner
Fortuitous
Happening by chance; lucky
Divined
To know by intuition or instinct
Trepidation
Fear
Morose
Gloomy, sullen
Propitiate
To appease, especially an angry authority or deity
Disconcerted
Unsettled, confused
Disparagement
Ridicule or scorn
Amalgation
Consolidation or merger
“Guileless
Candid, innocent, naïve
Auspicious
Fortunate; propitious
Propensity
An innate tendency