Vocab List #2 Flashcards
(adj) Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical
sardonic
Sardonic
(adj) Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical
Despondent
(adj) Melancholy, gloomy
(adj) Melancholy, gloomy
despondent
Upbraid
(v) To find fault with or reproach severely; censure
(v) To find fault with or reproach severely; censure
upbraid
Incipient
(adj) Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
(adj) Beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
incipient
Propensity
(n) A natural inclination or tendency
(n) A natural inclination or tendency
propensity
Acme
(n) The highest point; summit; peak
(n) The highest point; summit; peak
acme
Paraphernalia
n) With a singular verb: Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity. With a plural verb: Personal belongings.
paraphernalia n) With a singular verb: Equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity. With a plural verb: Personal belongings.
paraphernalia
Anomaly
n) A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
n) A deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form
anomaly
Bedlam
(n) A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion
(n) A scene or state of wild uproar and confusion
bedlam
Impertinent
adj) Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth. Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.
adj) Intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth. Not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant: an impertinent detail.
impertinent
Alacrity
(n) Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. Liveliness; briskness.
(n) Cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. Liveliness; briskness.
alacrity
Ennui
n) A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
n) A feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
ennui
Nonplus
v) To render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
• Frequently used as an adjective: non·plussed or non·plused.
v) To render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
• Frequently used as an adjective: non·plussed or non·plused.
nonplus
Conspicuous
adj) Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.
adj) Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error. Attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.
conspicuous
Languid
adj) Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner. Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. Drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.
adj) Lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner. Lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent. Drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.
languid
Veritable
adj) Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary. Being truly or very much so.
adj) Being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary. Being truly or very much so.
veritable
Sojourn
1. a temporary stay. "her sojourn in Rome" synonyms: stay, visit, stop, stopover; vacation "a sojourn in France"
1. a temporary stay. "her sojourn in Rome" synonyms: stay, visit, stop, stopover; vacation "a sojourn in France"
sojourn
Ingenuous
inˈjenyo͞oəs/
adjective
(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
synonyms: naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, unwary; More
antonyms: artful
inˈjenyo͞oəs/
adjective
(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.
synonyms: naive, innocent, simple, childlike, trusting, unwary; More
antonyms: artful
ingenuous
