Vocab Day 7 Flashcards
Appease
pacify or placate, assuage or satisfy
Arbitrary
based on random choice/ unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority
Archaic
very old or old-fashioned
Clamorous
making loud and confused noise/expressing or characterized by vehement protects or demands
Dearth
a scarcity or lack of something
Explicable
able to be accounted for or understood, explainable
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Immutable
unable to be changed
Indefatigable
persisting tireless, tireless, untiring
Indolent
lazy, idle/ (of medicine) no or little pain
Insular
uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one’s own experience, lacking contact with other
people
Intransigent
unwilling to change one’s views, uncompromising
Intrepid
fearless, adventurous (often used for humorous effect)
Irreverent
showing lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
Loathe
intense dislike or disgust for
Malign
evil in nature, speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner
Malleable
adj) capable of being shaped or influenced
Mallory worried that her malleable son would learn inappropriate behavior from the older boys he played with at school.
Word Forms: malleably, malleableness, malleability Antonym Forms: unmalleable, unmalleability
Neophyte
n) a beginner
Neil is a neophyte at downhill skiing, so he should stick to the smaller hills today.
Word Forms: neophytic, neophytish, neophytism
Plastic
easily shaped/artificial/offering scope for creativity
Platitude
used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
Prescient
showing knowledge of events before they take place
Pristine
adj) pure, clean, or unused
The interior of the old car was in pristine condition; the upholstery was spotless and the equipment worked perfectly.
Word Form: pristinely
Reproach
expression of disapproval
Robust
vigorous/ able to withstand adverse conditions/ forceful
Salubrious
(adh) healthy; wholesome
This salubrious tea is said to help cure many ailments.
Word Forms: salubriously, salubriousness, salubrity Antonym Forms: nonsalubrious, nonsalubriously,
nonsalubriousness
Sanction
official permission/ a threatened penalty for disobeying rule
Sedulous
showing dedication and diligence
Soporific
tediously boring or monotonous | tending to make sleepy or drowsy
Sophie sang the soporific lullaby to help her young daughter fall asleep.
Word Forms: soporifically, soporiferous, soporiferously, soporiferousness Related Words: soporose, soporous
Stern
serious, strict and severe
Tendentious
intending to promote a point of view (controversial one)
