Vocab "G" Flashcards
Prodigious
The amount of salt used was prodigious in size.
Stoic
The soldier was stoic, showing almost no emotion
Subsequent
The event will occur at a subsequent or later after lunch.
Tactile
The tactile lizard can be recognized by touch.
Tenacious
The tenacious girl kept a firm hold on her toy
Topohgraphy
The land of Denver has interesting topography
Translucent
He had a translucent window that had light pass through it.
Tryst
The two had a tryst, or an agreement to meet alone
Umbrage
He took great umbrage and offense to his jokes.
Uncanny
The movie was uncanny and strange
Ungainly
The conversation was ungainly and awkward.
Unwittingly
He unwittingly broke the car without being aware.
Vanguard
The general was the vanguard, being forefront over others.
Variegated
The variegated dress varied in appearance of color
Venerable
The venerable priest was highly respected
Verbose
The verbose student was very talkative and chatty
Virtuoso
He is a musical virtuoso, being highly skilled in music.
Bellicose
I saw a group of bellicose and aggressive parrots.
Bemoan
He bemoaned and expressed discontent over the hotel.
Bequeath
In his will, my grandpa bequeathed his money to my family.
Beret
You should try a round and beret cowboy hat.
Consummate
The consummate sculpture was absolute perfection.
Contrite
He was contrite, expressing remorse over his dad.
Contumacious
The contumacious gang was disobedient towards authority
Conundrum
This difficult question was quite the conundrum.
Embroil
His stand on this issue embroiled him in a conflict.
Emulate
He tried to emulate and imitate the magician with no success.
Encumbrance
Poverty was a lifelong encumbrance and hinderance.