Vocab Words Flashcards
famished
very hungry, starving
dissident
someone rebellious
immense
a lot, largely
acumen
intelligence
garrulous
talkative
corpulence
fat
diminutive
small
fray
disorderly fight/ brawl
shrewd
cunning
acute
keen
drudge
monotonous work
dilapidated
ruined, ramshackle
taciturn
she has always been rather taciturn
zealous
enthusiastic
culpability
after the accident, the company refused to accept culpability
belligerent
the belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war
lie
I am lying on the bed
lay
I am laying the books on the table
industrious
hardworking, diligent
new/no moon to full moon
waxing
full moon to no moon
waning
a group of fish
school
a group of cows
herd
symphony
elaborate musical composition
porous
spaces or holes in which liquid or air can pass
tacit
she felt that she had her parents’ tacit approval to borrow the car
recession
a period of temporary economic decline
fledgling
a young bird
acquaintance
a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
companion
a good friend
quagmire
a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
euphony
the quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.
cacophony
a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
blunder
a careless mistake
pledge
a solemn promise or undertaking
veto
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
forlorn
his face looked forlorn
sweltering
uncomfortably hot.
inept
he was always rather inept at sport
dormant
the project is dormant for the time being.
inferno
a large fire that is dangerously out of control.
antelope
a mammal like a deer with horns and long, thin legs that allow it to run very fast
geologist
a person that studies what the Earth is made of and how it was formed.
botanist
an expert in or student of the scientific study of plants
linguist
a person skilled in foreign languages.
graphologist
a specialist in inferring character from handwriting
frigid
very cold in temperature.
negligible
so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
libel
something damaging to a persons reputation
plausible
seeming reasonable or probable
consolidate
combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole.
semiannual
occurring twice a year; half-yearly.
biannual
occurring twice a year.
conducive
making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.
bellicose
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
eloquence
fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
robust
strong and healthy; vigorous.
vain
producing no result; useless.
ravenous
extremely hungry.
cynical
deeply distrustful
gregarious
a person that is fond of company; sociable.
disgruntled
angry or dissatisfied
awry
away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.
meticulously
in a way that shows great attention to detail; very thoroughly.
compel
force to act
captivated
hooked. I am captivated by Yosemite’s natural beauty
frock
old fashioned dress
cast
Many meanings. One meaning is cast away/throw away
apex
the top or highest part of something
nucleus
center part of an object
breach
broke. I breached the security
impulsive
sudden
imprudent
unwise
equine
resembling a horse
premeditated
planned
acrid
angry, bitter
haughty
arrogant
noisome/malodorous
foul smell
eulogy
speech praising a person who died
domicile
country of origin
avarice
greed
malady
sickness
bastion
support
adamant
immovable, unflexible
wishy- washy
weak, indecisive
pliant
easily influenced and controlled
tractable
easy to control or influence
obstinate
stubborn
stodgy
boring, dull
infirm
frail, weak
facile
effortless
advent
arrival, emergence
carped
complain
judiciary
law
gyroscope
circle watcher
cohort
a group of people with a shared characteristic
woodwind
kettledrums
rudder
Part of a boar/airplane used for steering
dubious
doubtful
encapsulates
summarize
