VOCAB Test 2 Flashcards
Acumen
keen insight; shrewdness
Acerbic
bitter, sharp in taste or temper
Assiduous
persistent, attentive, diligent
Miscreant
a vicious person
Misanthropic
disliking humankind and avoiding human society
Nefarious
wicked or criminal
cupidity
greed; strong desire
disinterested
free of bias or self-interest; impartial
dilatory
tending to delay or procrastinate
egregious
outstandingly bad
cursory
: hasty and superficial
encomium
a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
halcyon
calm and peaceful
gesticulate
to make gestures, especially when speaking,
fallible
capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate
indelible
cannot be removed, washed away, or erased
fallacy
a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument
exonerate
to free from blame