Vocab Lists 1-16 Flashcards
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Fabrication
Lie; something made up
Frugal
Economical; not wasting money
Furtive
Sneaky; secretive
Futile
Useless; hopeless; having no positive result
Gregarious
Friendly; outgoing
Hapless
Unlucky
Hyperbole
Exaggeration (especially used as a figure of speech to make a point)
Imminent
About to happen
Impartial
Fair; unbiased; not favoring one side or the other
Incisive
Cutting right to the heart of the matter
Indolent
Lazy
Instigate
To provoke; to stir up; to initiate a conflict
Insolent
Disrespectful; insulting; arrogant
Inept
Incompetent; totally lacking in skill or ability
Laconic
Untalkative; using very few words
Laud
To praise highly
Loquacious
Talking a lot or too much
Mortify
To be humiliated
Mentor
Coach; teacher; guide
Minuscule
Tiny
Aberration
Something out of the ordinary; not fitting the normal pattern
Abhor
To hate.
Adamant
Stubborn; unyielding
Admonish
To scold or to warn.
Affluent
Wealthy
Avarice
Greed
Belligerent
Combative; quarrelsome; seeking conflict
Candor
Openness; honesty
Castigate
To criticize severely
Callow
Immature
Culpable
Deserving blame; guilty
Dearth
Lack; shortage; scarcity
Disinterested
Impartial; not favoring one side or the other
Docile
Easily controlled; obedient
Dubious
Doubtful
Elusive
Hard to catch or pin down; evasive
Emulate
To imitate (something you admire)
Equitable
Fair; just
Exasperate
To annoy; to irritate; to cause to lose patience
Extol
To praise highly
Novel
Original; New
Ostentatious
Pretentiously excessive; “show-offy”
Paltry
Meager; insignificant; worthless
Parsimonious
Stingy; cheap; overly frugal
Pedestrian
Ordinary; unimaginative; run of the mill
Peruse
To read carefully or thoroughly
Petulant
Irritable; cranky; ill-tempered
Prolific
Productive; fruitful; fertile
Proficient
Skillful
Prudent
Careful; sensible
Reclusive
Hermit-like; withdrawn from society
Refute
To disprove by argument or evidence
Relinquish
To release; to let go of; to give up
Replenish
To resupply; to refill; to restock
Reprehensible
Worthy of blame or criticism
Revere
To respect highly; to worship
Sagacious
Wise; having good judgment
Scrutinize
To examine carefully
Sloth
Laziness
Squander
To waste
Succinct
Brief and to the point; concise
Surreptitious
Sneaky; furtive
Taciturn
Untalkative by nature
Tenacious
Persistent; not giving up; not letting go
Tentative
Uncertain; hesitant; not definitely decided
Temerity
Boldness; recklessness; audacity
Ubiquitous
Being everywhere at once
Uniform
Consistent; unchanging; the same throughout or the same for everyone
Unwitting
Unintentional; ignorant; not aware
Urbane
Suave; refined, smooth and sophisticated in manners or style
Veracity
Truthfulness
Verbose
Using too many words; not succinct or concise
Vex
To annoy; to irritate
Vilify
To say vile (bad) things about
Vindictive
Vengeful (seeking revenge); spiteful
Absolve
To forgive; to free from blame or sin
Accolade
An award, honor or expression of praise
Antipathy
Strong dislike
Benevolent
Generous; kind; charitable; doing good deeds
Destitute
Extremely poor