Vocab day 6 Flashcards
awry
off course; twisted to one side
autonomous
acting independently
astute
shrewd; keen in judgment
adverse
unfavorable; antagonistic
antiquity
ancientness; ancient times
aesthetic
having to do with artistic beauty; artistic
aperture
an opening
bilious
ill-tempered; cranky
bemoan
to mourn about; to lament
bauble
a gaudy trinket; a small, inexpensive ornament
benign
gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
bequest
something left to someone in a will
consolidate
to combine or bring together; to solidify; to strengthen
conspicuous
easily seen; impossible to miss
candor
truthfulness; sincere honesty
capricious
unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
cipher
zero; a nobody; the solution to the code
depose
to remove from office or position of power
deplete
to decrease the supply of; to exhaust; to use up
depredate
to prey upon; to plunder; to ransack; to raid
diatribe
a bitter, abusive denunciation; A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
erudite
scholarly; deeply learned
esoteric
hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar
euphemism
a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
flagrant
glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous; offensive
figurative
based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical
gregarious
sociable; enjoying the company of others
hierarchy
an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order
indolent
lazy
indulgent
lenient; yielding to desire
ineffable
incapable of being expressed or described
inept
clumsy; incompetent, gauche
interlude
an intervening episode; an intermission; a pause
intermittent
occasional; repeatedly starting and stopping; recurrent
intersperse
to place at intervals; to scatter among
laud
to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate
maudlin
silly and overly sentimental; tearfully or weakly emotional
maverick
a nonconformist; a rebel
obscure
unknown; hard to understand; dark
pivotal
crucial
plethora
excess
poignant
painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute
perfidy
treachery
rapture
ecstasy; bliss; unequaled joy
ruminate
to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over
ratify
to confirm; to approve something formally
rhetoric
the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse
tacit
implied; not spoken
tangible
touchable; palpable
verbose
using too many words; not succinct
off course; twisted to one side
awry
acting independently
autonomous
shrewd; keen in judgment
astute
unfavorable; antagonistic
adverse
ancientness; ancient times
antiquity
having to do with artistic beauty; artistic
aesthetic
an opening
aperture
ill-tempered; cranky
bilious
to mourn about; to lament
bemoan
a gaudy trinket; a small, inexpensive ornament
bauble
gentle; not harmful; kind; mild
benign
something left to someone in a will
bequest
to combine or bring together; to solidify; to strengthen
consolidate
easily seen; impossible to miss
conspicuous
truthfulness; sincere honesty
candor
unpredictable; likely to change at any moment
capricious
zero; a nobody; the solution to the code
cipher
to remove from office or position of power
depose
to decrease the supply of; to exhaust; to use up
deplete
to prey upon; to plunder; to ransack; to raid
depredate
a bitter, abusive denunciation; A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
diatribe
scholarly; deeply learned
erudite
hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar
esoteric
a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
euphemism
glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous; offensive
flagrant
based on figures of speech; expressing something in terms usually used for something else; metaphorical
figurative
sociable; enjoying the company of others
gregarious
an organization based on rank or degree; pecking order
hierarchy
lazy
indolent
lenient; yielding to desire
indulgent
incapable of being expressed or described
ineffable
clumsy; incompetent, gauche
inept
an intervening episode; an intermission; a pause
interlude
occasional; repeatedly starting and stopping; recurrent
intermittent
to place at intervals; to scatter among
intersperse
to praise; to applaud; to extol; to celebrate
laud
silly and overly sentimental; tearfully or weakly emotional
maudlin
a nonconformist; a rebel
maverick
unknown; hard to understand; dark
obscure
crucial
pivotal
excess
plethora
painfully emotional; extremely moving; sharp or astute
poignant
treachery
perfidy
ecstasy; bliss; unequaled joy
rapture
to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over
ruminate
to confirm; to approve something formally
ratify
the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse
rhetoric
implied; not spoken
tacit
touchable; palpable
tangible
using too many words; not succinct
verbose
