Vocab 81-120 Flashcards
fatuity
foolishness; complacent stupidity
voluptuous
pleasing to the five senses; indulging in pleasure
seductive
enticing, captivating, leading astray
aureole
halo
skeptic
doubter; one who suspects the validity of something
morbid
gloomy, in a diseased mental state; unhealthily obsessed with death
enigmatic
perplexing, mysterious
incongruous
not harmonious, inappropriate
provocative
tending to incite, irritate, or anger
fatality
governed by destiny, and capable of causing death and ruin
Synonym: mortality
dispossessed
deprived of some kind of real of symbolic property (such as social standing or identity)
Synonym: rejected, spurned
figment
a fabrication of the imagination, an arbitrary notion
emaciated
made thin, as by starvation or illness
alienated
to cause (someone previously friendly or affectionate) to become unfriendly or indifferent.
Synonym: estrange
sophistry
a plausible but misleading or fallacious argument
Synonym: speciousness
incongruous
not harmonious; made up of disparate, inappropriate, or discordant parts.
Synonym: inconsistent
inarticulate
unable to speak with clarity or eloquence
Synonym: speechless
perceptive
keen in discernment, understanding, and knowing
Synonym: sensitive
enervated
weakened, deprived of strength or vitality
Synonym: debilitated
dissonance
harsh disagreement between strongly opposed and incongruous positions
Synonym: clash
defiant
inclined to resolutely resist opposing force or authority
Synonym: challenging
anguish
agonizing physical or mental pain
Synonym: torment
honor
to show respect and esteem for; to conger distinction upon
Synonym: reverence, homage, veneration, deference
self-respect
appropriate regard for oneself, one’s character, and one’s conduct
Synonym: self-esteem
corrupt
decaying, contaminated, dishonest
Synonym: depraved
non-committal
refusing to pledge oneself to any particular course of action or opinion
Synonym: reserved
predicament
a problematic situation demanding rational consideration involving a difficult decision about which one does not know what to do
Synonym: plight, dilemma, quandary
somber
gloomy, melancholy, dark
Synonym: dismal
guile
insidious treacherous cunning, craftiness
Synonym: subterfuge
duplicitous
deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech
Synonym: double-dealing
insistent
demanding notice
Synonym: pertinacious
mendacious
lying, untruthful
Synonym: deceitful
manipulative
shrewdly and deviously managing another person especially for one’s own advantage
denigration
belittling or calumniating the character or reputation of someone
Synonym: defamation
disparagement
reducing in dignity, esteem or rank
Synonym: derogation, detraction
ceremonial
done with strict attention to politeness and ritual
Synonym: formal
ludicrous
laughable and subject to scorn, through obvious absurdity or incongruity
self-dramatizing
to present the self to others in an emphatic and self-indulgent way in an effort to attract attention, even negative attention
empathetic
having intimate understanding so that one has a conscious involvement, akin to vicarious identification, in the thoughts, feeling, and motives of another
Synonym: pity, compassion, sympathy
degrade
reducing in worth or standing; exposing to contempt, dishonor or disgrace
Synonym: demean, humble, humiliate, abase
