Vocab, batch #2 (26-50) Flashcards
Hoard
to accumulate or stash away
Replete
gorged with food, sated
Superfluous
unnecessary
Surfeit
excess, over indulgence
Precarious
unstable, insecure
Vacillation
wavering, going back and forth
Paucity
small amount/number
Penchant
a strong taste or liking
Prodigal
wasteful
Versatile
capable of doing many things
Truncate
shorten by cutting off
Yearnings
deep longings
Debunk
to expose the falseness of someone/something
Elusive
cleverly avoiding or escaping
Infallible
unable to be proven wrong
Innocuous
causing/intending little or no harm
Quibble
to make a minor objection
Preclude
to make impossible
Rebuttal
reply to a criticism or challenge
Tacit
implied, not stated outright
Trite
overused, lacking freshness
Unbiased
without prejudice
Aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
Esoteric
known by a select few
Abstemious
sparing in use of food and drink