Vocab Unit 7 Flashcards
Choleric
adj. quick-tempered; hot to anger
Belabor
v. to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent
Ambience
n. atmosphere; mood; feeling
Incipient
adj. beginning; emerging
Chimera
n. an illusion; a foolish fancy
Sordid
adj. vile; filthy; squalid
Monolithic
adj. massive; solid; unyielding
Abortive
adj. unsuccessful
Affable
adj. easy to talk to; friendly
Sloth
n. laziness; sluggishness
Respite
n. a period of rest or relief
Moribund
adj. dying
Misanthropic
adj. hating mankind
Enigma
n. mystery
Clemency
n. mercy; forgiveness;mildness
Volition
n. a conscious choice
Sublime
adj. awesome; extremely exalted; lofty; majestic
Unconscionable
adj. not controlled by conscience
Visionary
n. a dreamer
Pious
adj. reverent or devout; or falsely reverent or devout (hypocritical)