Vocab Day 12 Flashcards
acrimonious
angry and bitter
belligerent
hostile and aggressive
beneficent
generous and doing good
canny
showing shrewdness and good judgment especially in money or business
cavalier
a man who is chivalrous and gallant | showing lack of concern
The young cavalier was rewarded for his gallant behavior when he was chosen to escort the princess to the ball.
Word Forms: cavalier (adj.), cavalierly, cavalierness, cavalierism
distressed
suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain
dwindling
gradually diminishing in size, amount or strength
eclipse
The obscuring of one thing by another, such as the sun by the moon or a person by a more famous or talented person (n); to obscure, darken, make less important (v)
encyclopedic
comprehensive in terms of information
exacerbate
vb) to increase the harshness or bitterness of | make problems worse
My headache was exacerbated by the child playing drums on the pots and pans.
Word Forms: exacerbatingly, exacerbation Related Word: acerbate
Note: exacerbate is often confused with exasperate (meaning to irritate).
exasperated
intensely irritated and frustrated
fungible
mutually interchangeable
hackneyed
having been overused; unoriginal and trite
incongruous
not in harmony or keeping with surroundings
interchangeable
apparently identical
laconic
adj) expressing much in few words
A laconic essay will be scored higher than an essay with unnecessary words or sentences.
Word Forms: laconically, laconism Antonym Form: unlaconic
lucrative
providing a great deal or profit
magisterial
domineering, dictatorial
onerous
involving great deal of effort, trouble, and burdensome
opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure
parsimonious
adj) extremely reluctant to spend money; frugal and stingy
The parsimonious woman told her grandchildren that the gumballs in the candy machine were too expensive.
Word Forms: parsimoniously, parsimoniousness, parsimony
peripheral
Relating to or making up an outer boundary
or region; not of primary importance, fringe
provocative
causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately/ annoying
renounce
vb) to give up; to turn away from
The king renounced the thrown when he married a woman who was not accepted by the royal family.
Word Forms: renounceable, renouncement, renouncer Related Words: announce, denounce
tempestuous
characterized by strong or conflicting emotion
tenable
defensible
transgression
act that goes against law
urbane
courteous and refined in manner
verisimilitude
) the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
Even though the movie was based on a true story, the film lacked verisimilitude.
Word Forms: verisimilitudinous, verisimilar, verisimilarly Related Words: veracity, similitude
vitiate
vb) to make imperfect; to corrupt | spoil or impair thee quality or efficiency of something
The king was vitiated by power; soon after his coronation, he began to abuse his subjects and destroy the fair laws.
Word Forms: vitiable, vitiation, vitiator
