Vocab List #1 Flashcards
Reserved
Marked by self-restraint (quiet keeps to themselves)
Privy
Informed about something secretive
Feign
To give a false appearance of something (fake emotions, laugh at a bad joke)
supercilious
Having or showing am arrogant superiority to having something/someone arrogant; snobbish
Unobtrusive
Something that doesn’t attract much attention; low-key
Languid
Lacking spirit or liveliness relaxed being lazy
Ravage
A destrutive action: devastate; destroy
Gaudy
Extravagantly bright or showy; showy, loud
Permeate
To spread or diffuse through something
Jovial
Joyful, happy
Deplorable
Shockingly bad in quality, disgraceful
Tumultuous
Characterized by unrest or disorder
Proprietor
Someone who owns a business
Retribution
A justly deserved penalty; “an eye for an eye”
Valor
Courage when facing danger; bravery; fearlessness
Abortive
Failing to produce an intended result
Exultation
A feeling or extream joy
Colossal
So great in size or force as to elicit awe; enormous; gigantic
Bewilderment
Confusion resulting from failure to understand
Vitality
The state of being able to survive and grow