vocab week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
laud
A
to praise
2
Q
derision
A
mockery
3
Q
servile
A
showing excessive willingness to serve others
4
Q
bucolic
A
charmingly rural
5
Q
belabor
A
to go over repeatedly
6
Q
insolent
A
showing rude and arrogant lack of respect
7
Q
sycophantic
A
behaving in a servile way in order to gain advantage
8
Q
poignant
A
evoking a sense of sadness or regret
9
Q
despondent
A
in low spirits from loss of hope
10
Q
strident
A
high pitched
11
Q
soporific
A
causing sleep
12
Q
stupefied
A
to become unable to think clearly
13
Q
convival
A
found of partying
14
Q
fabricate
A
to lie
15
Q
malleable
A
easy to shape or bend
16
Q
affronted
A
to be offended
17
Q
nonchalant
A
not showing any concern or worry
18
Q
pretentious
A
making ridiculous claims of importance
19
Q
gesticulate
A
to make gestures, especially when speaking
20
Q
conflagration
A
a huge fire
