Vocab Words Flashcards
Pertinacity
Stubbornness
Irresolute
Undecided ; wavering
Contumacy
A stubborn rebelliousness
Obsequious
Fawning
Indefatigable
Tireless
Éclat
Brilliant success
Obdurate
Heardhearted
Dour
Marked by harshness,sternness , or ill temper
Stoic
Unaffected by feelings
Insatiable
Impossible to Satisfy
Prodigal
Wastefully extravagant
Florid
Flushed with rosy color
Myriad
Referring to a large but undetermined number
Replete
Plentiful ; abounding
Avarice
Extreme Greed
Parsimony
Extreme Stinginess
Voluminous
Having great volume, size or number
Inundate
To overwhelm
Austere
Severe or stern ; somber
Insatiable
Impossible to Satisfy
Bilk
To swindle money
Iniquity
Wickedness
Impute
To attribute the fault or responsibility to
Restitution
Compensation for loss
Reprehensible
Deserving of blame
Vindicate
To clear Blame
Redress
To right a wrong
Contrite
Regretful
Adduce
To cite an example of means of proof in augment
Confound
To mix up
Conundrum
A self- contradictory problem ; a dilemma
Equivocate
To use evasive language to mislead
Perpicacity
Sharpness ; acuteness of understanding
Patent
Obvious ; plain
Consture
To interpret
Cryptic
Having hidden meaning
Paradox
Something with contradictory aspects
Rudimentary
Elementary ; basic
Unwonted
Not habitual or ordinary ; unusual
Outlandish
Strikingly bizarre
Anomaly
Something departing from normal form
Aberrant
Deviating form the expected course
Incongruous
Lacking in harmony
Endemic
Common in or unique to a certain location or population
Eccentricity
The quality of straying from what is conventional
Mundane
Commonplace
Paragon
Model perfection
Ubiquitous
Seeming to be everywhere at the same time
Pinnacle
Peak ; most successful point
Obviate
To make unnecessary
Raze
To level the ground
Surmount
To overcome
Wrest
To obtain by force or great effort
Stultify
To make useless or inffective
Despoil
To plunder
Deleterious
Harmful
Effectual
Fully adequate
Sanguine
Optimistic
Tirade
A long, angry speech
Few
To baffle
Deplore
To condemn
Revel
To make merry; to celebrate
Mercurial
Quick and changeable temperament; volatile
Domineering
Tyrannical
Disconsolate
Hopelessly dejected or sad
Lachrymose
Tearful
Peaceful
Halcyon
Minuscule
Tiny ; very small
Wane
To diminish in power or size
Picayune
Petty ; trivial
Incalculable
Beyond measurement
Commodious
Spacious
Gamut
The complete range of something
Iota
A tiny bit
Lofty
Elevated in character
Vestige
A visible trace
Finite
Having an ending or a boundary
Timorous
Apprehensive ; timid
Clemency
Mercy
Ingrate
An ungrateful person
Heinous
Evil ; abominable
Piety
Religious reverence
Sacrilegious
Extremely irreverent toward what is considered scared
Sanctimony
False show of righteousness
Credo
A statement of beliefs
Apathetic
Indifferent
Sanctity
Sacredness
Consecrate
To declare as holy
Mecca
A center of interest
Berserk
Destructively violent
Trek
A difficult journey
Nabob
A wealthy person
Saga
An epic tale
Juggernaut
An overwhelming force
Kowtow
To show servant - like submission ; to fawn
Shibboleth
A word or pronunciation that is particular to a certain group
Jubilee
a gala celebrating a fiftieth anniversary
Maelstrom
An unsettling or violent situation
Audacious
Daring, fearless