Vocab, batch #1 (76-100) Flashcards
Querulous
peevish, complaining
Interlope
intruder
Intrinsic
essential, inherent
Inveigh
to make a violent attack in words
Lassitude
fatigue
Crass
coarse, unfeeling
Affable
courteous and pleasant, sociable
Concoct
to devise
Millennium
1,000 years
Occult
mysterious
Adventitious
accidental/not essential
Ascribe
to assign, refer to, attribute
Cadaverous
resembling a corpse
Inscrutable
incapable of being understood
Jaded
worn-out
Lurid
causing shock/horror
Demagogue
leader who exploits popular prejudices to gain power
Infer
to find out by reasoning
Gossamer
very thin, light cloth
Erudite
scholarly
Ennui
dissatisfaction from lack of interest; boredom
Approbation
approval, consent
Umbrage
shade/cast by trees
Unctuous
excessively smooth/smug
Acculturation
modification of the social traits