Vocab Day 4 Flashcards
abstain
to not do something
approbation
praise or approval, what people seek
cherish
want sth deeply
corroborate
support sth with evidence
disparate
different or divergent
emulate
to copy something
enervate
suck up the energy of somebody
ephemeral
short lastingf
fervid
a lot of passion, a lot of energy
garrulous
you talk a lot, you’re sociable, you like to be at parties
incendiary
- to cause a fire
- provocative speech (incendiary comments)
inimical
sth that causes harm or damage
inimate
to hint or imply or suggest, to say sth indirectly
invigorate
to give someone strength or energy
mitigate
decrease, bring it down to a lower level
obsolete
no longer useful in today’s day
opaque
not transparent; something really hard to understand like an opaque text
paradigmatic
typical example of sth., representing the standard or typical
pedantic
overly concerned with details
placid
calm, tranquil
polemical
- text or work that is designed to give a really strong opinion
precipitate
to materialize, to cause sth to happen
profundity
great wisdom, great knowledge
prophetic
able to predict the future
prudent
smart, wise
punctillious
focusing heavily on details
recondite
very difficult to understand, like a recondite book
scrupulous
- very moral
- very meticulous
tranquil
calm, relaxing
vacillate
go from one stance to another. like flaky. you go back and forth
