Vocab Day 1 Flashcards
abound
increase rapidly, be present in large numbers
amorphous
a. shapeless, lacking definite shape.
b. unstructured, unorganized (think of government or bureocracy)
austere
simple, plain, severe, depriving yourself of luxury.
belie
a. contradict, to go against
b. mask or give false impression
capricious
very volatile, unpredictable, related to mood. think of a teenager’s mood
cerebral
intellectual related to the brain
congenial
a. friendly, nice
b. two things go together well “they go congenial together”
conspicuous
easily noticed.
cursory
to do sth without a lot of effort
daunting
intimidating, scary, stranger things
deify
treat someone like a God
didactic
educational. it also has a subtext of being condescending to your students.
disseminate
spread something rapidly
feasible
possible, practical, you can def do it.
flout
you are breaking the rules, you are flouting the rules. like a teenager.
homogeneous
similar, two things are very uniform
humdrum
boring, mundane.
insipid
boring, mundane, same as humdrum
loquacious
being very sociable, talk a lot
misanthropic
idea that you hate humans. a person who hates humans we refer to as misanthropic
misnomer
wrong name, something that gives off the wrong impression
negligent
ignore something or not to take proper care of it
obsequious
to suck up to your boss or someone in a position of authority, probably because you’re trying to get some sort of benefit.
placate
make someone feel better
proclivity
tendency or likeness for something. for example, a proclivity for apples means you often eat apples.
puerile
immature, acting like a child.
quixotic
opposite of feasible.
spendthrift
people that are bad with money. spend like crazy.
taciturn
opposite of loquacious, to be very quiet.
wary
cautious
