Vocab Final Flashcards
Mysterious, magical, supernatural; secret, hiddne from view; not detectable by ordinay means; to hide, conceal; eclipse; matters involving the supernatural
Occult
A special right or privilege; a special quality showing exellence
Prerogative
To attempt to dissuage someone from some curse or decision by earnest reasoning
Expostulate
Existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously
Nominal
A hint, indirect suggestion, or reference
Innuendo
Without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers
Callow
Abrupt, blunt, with no formalities
Brusque
Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Petulant
To improve, make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming
Ameliorate
To make amends, make up for; to avert
Expiate
Causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intesity or lack of restraint
Lurid
A state of great excitement, agitation, or turbulence; to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action
Ferment
Used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Hackneyed
Decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
Decadence
Saliva or musus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly
Drivel
Resulting from chance rather than rom an inherent cause or character; accidnetal, not essential; acquired, not congenital
Adventitious
To violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds
Infringe
A gap, opening, break
Hiatus
Belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part
Intrinsic
Resulting from or marked by lack or attention; unintentional, accidental
Inadvertent
To assign or refer to, attribute
Ascribe
A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Coalition
To make a pretense of, imitate; to show the outer signs of
Simulate
Composure or coolness, especially in trying circumstances
Sangfroid
Wearied, worn-out, dulled
Jaded
Pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier form a province or colony
Provincial
A summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality
Epitome
To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go-between in a disagreement
Intercede
Shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
Amorphous
To mock, treat with contempt
Flout
To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end
Wheedle
To steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use
Peculate
By virtue of holding a certain office
Ex Officio
Relating to, characteristic of, or situatted on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Insular
A delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent, etc., far in excess of reality
Megalomania
Persistent, showing industry and determination
Sedulous
One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
Interloper
To whip, punish severely; a cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism
Scourge
Incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
Inscrutable
Abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
Anomalous
Lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time
Transient
Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest, boredom
Ennui
To argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
Remonstrate
Roundabut, not direct
Circuitous
Scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Erudite
Beneficial, helpful; healthful, wholesome
Salutary
A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding or discourage behavior
Caveat
The expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
Approbation
Weariness of body or mind, lack of energy
Lassitude
A rule of conduct or action
Precept
To punish severely; to criticize severely
Castigate
To free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effore
Extricate
Worthy, deserving recognitioon and praise
Meritorious
Tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contraty; unpredictable
Fractious
Able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
Resilient
Fair, just, embodying principles of justice
Equitable
To free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking
Disabuse
To plan with ingenuity, invent; to bring about as the result of a scheme or plan
Contrive
Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct; prudish, puritanical
Straitlace
To steal, especially in a neaky way and in petty amounts
Filch
To think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof
Surmise
Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an extablished government
Seditious
That which surrounds; a distinctive air or personal quality
Aura
Incapable of being changed or called back
Irrevocable
A general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution
Amnesty
To adorn or embellish; to display conspicuously; to publish or proclaim widely
Blazon
To fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action or process
Precipitate
Pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Bombastic
Coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed
Scurrilous
To make easy, cause to progress faster
Expedite
The modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; the resultant blend
Acculturation
To make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Assuage
To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress
Commiserate
Poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity
Aplomb
To urge strongly, advise earnestly
Exhort
Shade cast by trees; foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence or power; offense, resentment; a vague suspicion
Umbrage
Dull, uniteresting, tiresome; lacking in sharpness, flavor, liveliness, or force
Vapid
