Vocab, batch #3 (76-100) Flashcards
1
Q
Sardonic
A
bitterly sarcastic
2
Q
Acclivity
A
upward slope
3
Q
Alacrity
A
cheerful willingness
4
Q
Volition
A
act of the power of the will
5
Q
Consummate
A
perfect; superb
6
Q
Ethereal
A
of the heaven
7
Q
Precipitous
A
hasty
8
Q
Sublimate
A
redirect the energy of a person’s bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels
9
Q
Abysmal
A
deep, profound, immeasurably great
10
Q
Consanguinity
A
blood relationship
11
Q
Filial
A
of or like a son or daughter
12
Q
Gentility
A
good manners
13
Q
Nepotism
A
favoritism to relatives by those in power
14
Q
Progenitor
A
forefather
15
Q
Progeny
A
offspring, children
