Vocab day 5 Flashcards
Acumen
keenness on judgment; mental sharpness
annex
to add or attach
acute
sharp; shrewd
angst
anxiety; fear; dread
admonish
to scold gently; to warn
brouhaha
uproar
brazen
impudent; bold
brink
edge
boon
a blessing; a benefit
blandishment
flattery
chasm
a deep, gaping hole; a gorge
choleric
hot-tempered; quick to anger
cabal
a group of conspirators; a clique
calamity
a disaster
civil
polite; civilized; courteous
demeanor
behavior; manner
demography
the statistical study of characteristics of populations
denomination
a classification; a category name
denote
to signify; to indicate; to ark
epitome
a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole
equanimity
composure; calm
equivocal
ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
fidelity
faithfulness; loyalty
futile
useless; hopeless
gratuitous
given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
heyday
golden age; prime
incorrigible
incapable of being reformed
indifferent
not caring one way or the other
indigent
poor
indignant
angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted
latent
present but not visible or apparent; potential
manifest
visible; evident
marshal
to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something
obviate
to make unnecessary; to avert
penchant
a strong taste or liking for something
penitent
sorry
pensive
thoughtful and sad
pious
reverent or devout;
replenish
to fill again; to resupply; to restore
replete
completely filled; abounding
rebut
to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
relegate
to banish; to send away
sloth
laziness; sluggishness
solicitous
eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
specious
deceptively plausible or attractive
tenuous
flimsy; extremely thin
terse
using no unnecessary words; succinct
vociferous
loud; noisy
vindictive
seeking revenge
voluminous
large; extensive; having large volume
keenness on judgment; mental sharpness
Acumen
to add or attach
annex
sharp; shrewd
acute
anxiety; fear; dread
angst
to scold gently; to warn
admonish
uproar
brouhaha
impudent; bold
brazen
edge
brink
a blessing; a benefit
boon
flattery
blandishment
a deep, gaping hole; a gorge
chasm
hot-tempered; quick to anger
choleric
a group of conspirators; a clique
cabal
a disaster
calamity
polite; civilized; courteous
civil
behavior; manner
demeanor
the statistical study of characteristics of populations
demography
a classification; a category name
denomination
to signify; to indicate; to ark
denote
a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole
epitome
composure; calm
equanimity
ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
equivocal
faithfulness; loyalty
fidelity
useless; hopeless
futile
given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
gratuitous
golden age; prime
heyday
incapable of being reformed
incorrigible
not caring one way or the other
indifferent
poor
indigent
angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted
indignant
present but not visible or apparent; potential
latent
visible; evident
manifest
to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something
marshal
to make unnecessary; to avert
obviate
a strong taste or liking for something
penchant
sorry
penitent
thoughtful and sad
pensive
reverent or devout;
pious
to fill again; to resupply; to restore
replenish
completely filled; abounding
replete
to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
rebut
to banish; to send away
relegate
laziness; sluggishness
sloth
eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
solicitous
deceptively plausible or attractive
specious
flimsy; extremely thin
tenuous
using no unnecessary words; succinct
terse
loud; noisy
vociferous
seeking revenge
vindictive
large; extensive; having large volume
voluminous
