Vocab List 6 Flashcards
Arable
Fit for plowing, tillable
*able to be plowed
Ascendancy
Domination: growing power
*ascend=going up in power
Atrophy
To waste away, to wither
*trophy doesn’t last
Clandestine
Secret
*land was secret
Antiquated
Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
*antique
Conciliate
To reconcile, to make peace, renew a friendship
*reconcile
Cursory
Superficial, casual, hastily done
*cursing is apparently casual
Derision
Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule
*decision to ridicule (make fun of)
Enmity
Absolute hatred
*enemy
Extricate
To free, to disentangle
*exit=free
Forbearance
Patience, lenience
*bears don’t have patience
Frivolous
Lacking in seriousness or importance
*joking around
Garrulous
Talkative, rambling
*Garrett (Gavin) is very talkative to Abby!
Impetuous
Violent, hasty, rush, impulsive
*pet rushes around violently
Industrious
Skillfully busy, or occupied
*industry, business
Infamous
Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad
*Tybalt is not famous
Insolence
Insulting or contemptuous behavior
*insult insol
Levity
Excessive frivolously, flippancy
*too much joking around
Oblivion
State of being forgotten
*sister is oblivious, forgets everything
Paradoxical
Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct
*sounds too good to be true but is actually true
Perjury
False testimony under oath
*lying before a jury
Rancor
Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity
*rant at an enemy
Sycophant
A self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser
*waiter, backscratchers
Vacillating
Changing, fluctuating
*volcano changes constantly
Vivid
Bright, distinct, clear
*sister wears vivid clothes
