Vocab list 1 Flashcards
Scullion
A servant assigned to menial kitchen tasks
The scullion was washing the dishes
Ossified
Having become rigid or fixed in an attitude or position
The politician was ossified on his view of immigration
Contingent
Dependent on
My plans are contingent on the weather
Languor
The state or feeling (pleasant) of tiredness
August days before school begins are often filled with languor
Sentient
Able to perceive things
The book cannot feel when it is dropped, it isn’t sentient
Fractious
irritable or quarrelsome
My cat is often fractious towards my dog
Solicitude
care or concern for something or someone
Her solicitude was comforting and touching
Demure
reserved, modest, or shy
She wears simple and demure makeup styles
Demur
to raise doubts or objections
The new policy was accepted without demur
Scythe
a tool used to mow grass, grain, or other crops, with a long curved blade
The scythe is a symbol of the Grim Reaper
Desultory
lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
His speech was incredibly desultory, it was hard to listen to
Jaded
tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm
She was jaded to juvenile behavior after many years of teaching
Lascivious
feeling or revealing an overt and often sexual desire
No one wants to be spoken to in a lascivious way
Coquette
flirtatious or a woman who flirts
The woman was quite a coquette
Propensity
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
My cat has a propensity for mischief
Sonorous
an imposingly deep and full sound (of a person’s voice)
The teacher gave directions in a sonorous voice
Befurbelowed
ornamented with frill
The town was befurbelowed for the holidays
Insidious
preceding in a gradual, subtle, way, but with harmful effects
The snake slithered insidiously
Lupine
wolf like
Professor Lupin is quite lupine
Efface
erase a mark from a surface
I effaced the incorrectly spelled word from my paper
Encumbrance
a burden or impediment
My cat was an encumbrance with I tried to do my work
Peignoir
A long nightgown for women
Before I go to bed, I must put on my peignoir
Reproach
express disapproval or disappointment
The teacher gave the class a look of reproach when no one answered the question
Atavistic
relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral
The book was known for its atavistic approach
Apocalyptic
resembling the end of the world
The storm was almost apocalyptic!
Suppurated
fester
The wound suppurated while it was untreated
Beatific
blissfully happy
The day was beatific
Remonstrate
make a forcefully reproachful protest
I wanted to remonstrate the claim that was made
Chagrin
distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
He was chagrined when his mistake was called out
Voracious
wanting or devouring great quantities of something
I had a voracious appetite after English
