Vocab words Flashcards
Ambivalent
Having contradictory feelings
Auspicious
Favorable
Belligerent
inclined to flight
Capricious
unpredictable, whimsical
Corroborate
to confirm, make stronger
Enervate
to weaken; drain the energy from
Ephemeral
short lived
Erudite
scholarly
Esoteric
known to a select few
Extant
in existence
Fastidious
nitpicky
inculpate
to change with wrong doing; accuse
Loquacious
talkactive
Magnanimous
big hearted; generous
Mercurial
changing one’s personality often and unpredictably
Pragmatic
practical
Prolific
producing or creating abundantly
Reticent
tightlipped, not prone to saying much, reluctant
Sanguine
cheerful; optimistic
Soporific
inducing sleep
Calumny
making of a false statement meant to injure a person’s reputation
Betray
to reveal or make known something usually unintentionally
Ingenuous
to be naïve or innocent
demur
to object or show reluctance
ambiguous
open to more than 1 interpretation
Vindicate
to clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof
Veracious
truthful
Frugal
not spending much money (but spending wisely)
amalgam
a mixture of multiple things
anomalous
not normal
intimate
to suggest something subtly
parochial
narrowing restricted in scope or oulook
amenable
easily persuaded
castigate
to reprimand harshly
amorphous
shapeless
laconic
describes a person, speech, or style of writing, using very few words
wanting
lacking
equivocal
confusing or ambiguous
restive
restless
venerate
to respect deeply
venality
the condition of being susceptible to bribes or corruption
harangue
a long pompous speech; a tirade
prodigal
rashly or wastefully extravagant
parsimonious
extremely frugal; miserly
galvanize
to excite or inspire to action
involved
complicated, and difficult to comprehend
chastise
to reprimand harshly
maintain
to assert
profligate
spending resources recklessly or wastefully
commensurate
to be in proportion or corresponding in degree or amount
egregious
standing out in a negative way; shockingly bad
intensification
to become or make more intense
authorization
getting access to something
centralization
process of bringing activities together to one place
improvisation
to make something up on the spot with no prearation
elimination
to get rid of something
prophetic
accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
monotonous
dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest
timely
done at a favorable or useful time
unguided
not guided in a particular path or direction
consistent
acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate
uncomplicated
not making things difficult
subjective
influence of peoples feelings, taste, or opinion
activism
campaigning for political or social change
apathy
lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
affability
having a friendly or good natured manner
unqualified
not fit or having the qualifications
undiminished
not made less, smaller, or weaker
undecided
not having made a decision
undamaged
not ruined
unresolved
not settled, solved, or brought to a resolution
unpriciple
not acting in accordance with moral principles
incongruous
doesn’t fit in
reasonable
having sound judgement; fair and sensible
significant
important to be worthy of attention
considerable
notable large in amount, size, or extent
equitable
fair and impartial
fortuitous
occurring by chance; lucky
fastidiousness
caring a lot about how accurate or tidy things are
reverence
a gesture of respect
deceptive
misleading; giving an appearance or impression different from the true one
iconoclasm
the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical
polemical
relating to or involving strongly critical controversial, or disputatious writing or speech
didactism
design or intend to teach; the practice of valuing literature
