Vocab Lessons 5-6 Flashcards
meticulous
Overly or unduly careful
about small details;
extremely careful (adj)
altruism
Unselfish concern for the
welfare of others;
selflessness (noun)
ameliorate
To improve or make
better (verb)
rustic
Characteristic of the
country and country
people; simple and
unsophisticated (adj)
deride
To make fun of; to scorn (verb)
diffident
Lacking self confidence; timid; shy (adj)
ostracize
To exclude someone from
a social group by general
consent (verb)
truculent
Savage; cruel; fierce; warlike (adj)
vindicate
To clear of suspicion, as
of a charge of
wrongdoing (verb)
pugnacious
Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome (adj)
forbidding
looking dangerous,
threatening, disagreeable,
repellent (adj)
inane
foolish, silly, lacking
sense or meaning (adj)
inure
to become accustomed to
something, difficult,
painful, etc. (verb)
anarchy
the complete absence of
government, political
disorder or violence,
disorder in any activity (noun)
enmity
hostility, antagonism,
hatred; the bitter feelings
of an enemy (noun)
sinecure
any office or position that
brings profit or advantage
without involving much
work or responsibility (noun)
tacit
not expressed or declared
openly, but implied or
understood (adj)
inveigle
to trick into doing
something, to lead on
with deception (verb)
anachronism
anything that is or seems
to be out of its proper
time in history (noun)
avarice
too great a desire to have
wealth; greed for riches (noun)
