Vocab Week 2 Flashcards
Quiescent
Still, inactive
Synonyms: dormant, quiet
The ancient volcano has been quiescent for centuries.
Revelry
Boisterous festivity
Synonyms: party, festival, carnival
A Canadian wedding is full of revelry.
Novel
New or original
Synonyms: contemporary, innovation
The novel phone was waterproof.
Squander
To waste
Synonyms: discard, ruin
He squandered his chances of going to an Ivy League school.
Perambulate
Stroll
Synonyms: casually walk, tread
I perambulated through the park this morning and I saw a turtle.
Prescient
Having knowledge of events before they occur.
Synonyms: foreshadowing, inferring, predicting
The man had prescient visions of WWII.
Garrulous
Very talkative
Synonyms: chatterbox
Ellen Degeneres is very garrulous.
Expound
To explain by presenting in detail
Synonyms: specific, in depth
His expound explanation of the crime scene led police to finding the murderer.
Peripatetic
Moving from place to place
Synonym: drifter
I was once peripatetic, but then I found the place that I want to live.
Bibliophile
Book lover
Synonym: bookworm
The bibliophile practically lived in the library.
Tome
Scholarly book
Synonym: textbook
He used a tome to study for his classes.
Pundit
Authority or critic
Synonym: judge
The pundit determined the player committed a face mask.
Tenuous
Weak, insubstantial
Synonym: fragile, Frail
His tenuous state led doctors to believe he was dying.
Missive
Letter
Synonyms: transcript, message
I sent a missive to the mayor asking for a local tax cut.
Erudition
Deep learning
Synonym: educating
Being in a class 3 hours every day caused erudition with the students.
