Vocab Week 7 Flashcards
Moribund
At the point of death
Subversive
Tending to subvert(overthrow), especially in legal situations/gov
Inexorable
Impossible To stop or prevent
Nefarious
Wicked or criminal
Blasé
unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.
Choleric
bad-tempered or irritable.
Indolent
wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
Lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal.
Phlegmatic
(of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.
Propitious
Favorable
Brazen
Bold and without shame
Jocund
Cheerful and lighthearted
Strident
Loud and harsh; grating
Vehement
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
Morose
sullen and ill-tempered.
Obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Callous
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
Incisive
(of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking.
Effusive
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Supercilious
behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.