Vocab quiz #1 Flashcards
contentious
likely to cause disagreement or conflict
tacit
implied or indicated but not actually expressed
mire
heavy deep mud spongy earth
prodigious
amazing or extraordinary in bulk
inveigle
to win over with flattery or ingenuity
rhetorically
asking merely for effect not actually meant to be answered
deigning
to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to
one’s superiority that is involved; to stoop to a lower level
entrneched
to establish solidly
anarchy
absence of order
insidious
harmful but enticing, treachorous
mordantly
biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style
enmity
active, positive, and mutual hatred or ill will
effulgence
brilliance
latent
on the verge of emerging but not yet visible
undulation
a wavy appearance outline or form
amiably
being social or friendly
irresolutely
uncertain how to act or proceed; vacillating
reverie
the condition of being lost in thought or daydream
erratic
characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity
truancy
: the act of behaving like one who shirks duty; especially one who stays
out of school without permission
idiosyncratic
eccentric, characterization pecularity
emissary
one designated as the agent of another; representative ; a secret
agent
transfigured
: to give a new and typically exalted or spiritual appearance to ;
transform outwardly and usually for the better
dispensation
exemption from a law or from an impediment, vow, or oath
