Vocab Quiz #7 Flashcards
verbatim (adverb)
word for word
“he quoted it verbatim”
jocund (adjective)
joking light-hearted kind of person
confection (noun)
a sweet food
“candy”
I have no tooth for confection.
red herring (noun)
to divert attention from a real issue
EX: The criminal planted drugs in his enemy’s car as a red herring to lead the police away from him.
magnum opus (noun)
a great work
the greatest achievement of an artist or writer
EX: Leonardo da Vinci is known for many things, but the Mona Lisa was his great magnum opus.
proclivity (noun)
a natural inclination
something that you have an affection towards
“he has a proclivity for…”
demagogue (noun)
a political leader who tries to influence people by making emotional speeches
EX: Only a demagogue could persuade so many people to rebel against authority.
exculpate (transitive)
to clear from alleged fault or guilt
to prove innocent
EX: Marcia spoke up for her friend to exculpate her from blame in shoplifting a cashmere sweater when they were at the mall.
indubitable (adjective)
to evident to be doubted
without doubt
EX: It is an indubitable fact we must conserve water during the harsh drought.
probity (noun)
integrity
righteousness
forlorn (adjective)
sad and lonely because deserted, abandoned, or lost
recalcitrant
stubborn
EX: Cutler is so recalcitrant that every discussion we have turns into an argument.
