Vocab list #2 Flashcards
Tumult
Tumult (n.) – Violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob
The tumult among the people was due to the Black Friday sales, and the race for products.
Specious
Specious (adj.) – Apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible
The advertisement for the governor made him look specious and lacked facts.
Lolled
Lolled (v.) – To recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge
I lolled in my new conformable chair, while I watched TV.
Unheeded
Unheeded (v.) – To not give careful attention to
He unheeded his friend’s warnings of how hard the test was and did not study enough.
Suffusion
Suffusion (n.) – The spread or flood through or over
The suffusion of red in the evening sky gave it a swirly look.
Opalescence
Opalescence (n.) – Milky iridescence
The fog had a lot of opalescence.
Perceptable
Perceptible (adj.) – Capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable
The man trying to hide in the dark was very perceptible because of his neon shirt.
Belligerence
Belligerence (n.) – A warlike or aggressively hostile nature, condition, or attitude
The Romans had a great amount of belligerence as they fought their way to a world power.
Mirage
Mirage (n.) – Something illusory, without substance or reality
When he struggled to find water in the desert, he saw many mirages of lakes that were not actually there.
Inscrutable
Inscrutable (adj.) – Incapable of being investigated, or analyzed; impenetrable
The thief claimed he was inscrutable and could never be found.
Tacit
Tacit (adj.) – Understood without being openly expressed; implied
When the man implied his joke, the audience had to be tacit in order to understand.
Vicissitudes
Vicissitudes (n.) – A change or variation occurring in the course of something
The random path of the auto-piloted plane had many vicissitudes.
Furtively
Furtively (adv.) – In a sly or shifty manner
He furtively looked around as he took a cookie from the jar.
Swathed
Swathed (v.) – To bandage
I swathed my cut from the rock with a bandage.
Paunch
Paunch (n.) – A large and protruding belly
The paunch of the man increased as he ate dinner.
Clamber
Clamber (v.) – To climb, using both feet and hands
The monkeys clambered up the tree to get food
Inaudible
Inaudible (adj.) – Not loud enough to be heard
His whisper was almost inaudible as he told his secret to his friend.
Truculently
Truculently (adj.) – Fierce; cruel; savagely brutal
The hungry lion truculently pounced and ate its prey.
Elephantine
Elephantine (adj.) – Huge, ponderous, or clumsy
The clown wore elephantine shoes and often tripped on them.
Clamorously
Clamorously (adj.) – Vigorous in demands or complaints
The robber clamorously demanded the money from the cash register.`
Corpulent
Corpulent (adj.) – Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat
The TV show “Biggest Loser”, often shows corpulent people lose weight.
Tentatively
Tentatively (adj.) – Unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant
I was tentative as I made my next move in chess.
Ululation
Ululation (n.) – A howl, such as a dog or a wolf
The ululation of the dogs woke up the whole neighborhood.
Propitiating
Propitiating (v.) – To make favorably inclined; appease
I propitiated voting for John by putting up positive posters of him around the school.