Vocab Part 2 Flashcards
archaic
old-fashioned
no longer in the common usage
arduous
difficult, taxing, requiring considerable effort
articulate
exhibiting considerable communication skills, well-spoken
artless
without artifice
natural, untrained
ascetic
austere or self-denying
assuage
to provide relief from an unpleasant feeling
to satisfy a need or appetite
astonishment
total surprise, shock
audacious
very bold or presumptuous
austere
severe, unadorned
avarice
greed
aver
to assert or allege
banal
boring, cliche
belie
give a false impression (intentional or unintentional) in word, appearance, or deed
benign
gentle, harmless
biased
prejudiced, displaying partiality
bolster
to shore up or support
bombastic
overblown, theatrical
brazen
bold or open to the point of shocking
shameless
bucolic
pastoral, rustic, countryfield
burgeon
flourish, bloom, expand or increase quickly
cacophony
loud and chaotic noise
calumny
lie or slander
candid
honest, open
canon
accepted rules and tenets of a discipline
sacred works/scripture; in this sense it is also used to refer to notable literary and artistic works of a culture or discipline
capacity
the capability to perform a particular action or fulfill a given function
the total amount a container can hold
a particular position or role
capricious
mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical
castigate
to scold or berate strongly
catalyst
something that speeds up a process or causes action
caustic
corrosive
bitterly sarcastic
censure
to express intense condemnation
