Vocab 61-90 Flashcards
acclaim
praise, applause, admiration
acquiesce
to give in, to agree
amity
friendship
appease
to make peace with, to satisfy
articulate
speaking clearly and well
ascetic
without luxuries, austere
censure
to blame, to criticize
condescend
to talk down to
congenial
friendly
credulous
believing, gullible
dubious
doubtful, unclear
elaborate
detailed, careful, thoughtful
ephemeral
short-lived, fleeting, not lasting
exhaustive
thorough, complete
fanatic
one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea
flagrant
shocking, outstandingly bad
indolence
laziness
jeopardy
danger
levity
flippancy, humor
mitigate
to lessen the severity of something bad
preclude
to prevent, to make impossible, to shut out
profuse
flowing
relegate
to dismiss to a lower position
reproach
to scold
sage
a wise person
scanty
inadequate, minimal
solicit
to ask or seek
stagnant
not moving
sycophant
a brownnoser, a person who flatters others for personal gain
unprecedented
happening for the first time, never seen before