Vocab Week 9 Flashcards
Aspersion
a curse, expression of ill-will
Harrowing
greatly distressing, vexing
Ignominious
humiliating, disgracing
Illicit
forbidden, not permitted
Impertinent
rude, insolent
Impetuous
rash; hastily done
Incessant
unending
Indefatigable
incapable of defeat, failure, decay
Indigent
very poor, impoverished
Indignation
anger sparked by something unjust or unfair
Innate
inborn, native, inherent
Innocuous
harmless, inoffensive
Insolent
rude, arrogant, overbearing
Insipid
bland; boring; tasteless
Judicious
having or exercising sound judgment
Laconic
terse in speech or writing, using very few words
Linchpin
something that holds separate parts together
Magnanimous
noble, generous
Malleable
capable of being shaped or transformed
Maudlin
weakly sentimental