Vocab day 1 Flashcards
ambivalent
having mixed feelings
anomaly
deviation from the norm
anomalous
atypical
sarcastic
mocking
dearth
lack
prattle
to babble
wry
dry
droll
humorous with a clever twist of irony
fastidious
difficult to please
painstaking
extremely careful
audacious
very bold
indifferent
lack of care
diffident
hesitant with lack of confidence
self-effacing
unassertive
pragmatic
practical
evocation
imaginative recreation of something
presumptuous
bold
recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant
boon
blessing
bane
a source of harm
clandestine
secret
surreptitious
covert
genial
friendly
austere
stern
austerity
self-denial, discipline
reproach
rebuke
antiquated
outdated
auspicious
very favorable
propitious
very favorable
morose
depressed
impasse
stalemate
anachronism
a false assignment of an event
belie
contradict
mollify
to lessen
assuage
to relieve
trite
unoriginal
hackneyed
overused
platitudinous
commonplace
banal
cliched
insipid
overused