Vocab S1 Flashcards
Felicity
(n) the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss
Impertinence
(n) unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence
Scoff
(v) to mock at; deride
Fatuity
(n) complacent stupidity; foolishness
Interminable
(adj) incapable of being terminated; unending
Skulk
(v) to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason
Congenial
(adj) agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
Provoke
(v) to anger, enrage, exasperate, vex; to stir up, arouse, or call forth
Fretful
(adj) disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish
Querulous
(adj) full of complaints; complaining
Attenuate
(v) to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value
Redolence
(n) quality of having pleasant odor/aroma
Incongruous
(adj) out of place; absurd, ridiculous
Fornication
Sex (wtf could this also mean?)
Demure
(adj) shyness/modesty; reserved
Uncouth
(adj) awkward, clumsy, unmannered; uncivil, rude
Cleft
(adj) divided in two
Lurid
(adj) gruesome, horrible
Sinuously
(adv) in bendy or curvy way; serpentine
Serene
(adj) calm, peaceful
Covert
(adj) not openly acknowledged or displayed; hidden
Defer
(v) put off (action or event) to a later time; postpone; to yield to another’s wishes
Disapprobation
(n) strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds
Exorbitant
(adj) excessive; exceeding customary limits
Ingenuous
(adj) open; honest; natural/straightforward; naive; innocent; unsuspecting
Propitiate
(v) to appease, pacify, conciliate; to make favorable to the good will of
Remiss
(adj) lacking care or attention to duty; negligent
Supercilious
(adj) behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others
Supine
(adj) lying face upward
Surly
(adj) bad-tempered and unfriendly; harsh; rude; gruff
Taciturn
(adj) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
Vocally reserved
Torpor
(n) a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy
Vexed
(adj) agitated; irritated; annoyed; worried
beset
(v) annoy continually or chronically; assail or attack on all sides
Scored
(adj) cut, scratched
Stead
(n) in place of a person
Suffice
(v) to be enough or adequate
Suffice
(v) to be enough or adequate
Utterance
(n) spoken word or statement
Bequeath
(v) pass down ancestrially
Reprieve
(v) delay from impending punishment
Forsaken
(adj) abandoned, deserted
Vivid
(adj) strong, distinct, clearly perceptible
Archipelago
(n) area that contains chains of islands in body of water
Prime
(adj) of best quality
Coy
(adj) shyness that is supposed to be alluring
Strife
(n) angry/bitter disagreement or conflict
Impasse
(n) situation in which no progress is possible because of disagreement (ex. Congress)
Picturesque
(adj) visibly charming/quaint
Recompense
(v) make amends/compensation
Rancor
(n) grudge
Languish
(v) force to remain in unpleasant situation
Transpire
(v) occur/happen; give off/emit
Devoid
(adj) entirely free from/lacking of something
