Vocab Words from Practice Sessions Flashcards
obfuscate
to obscure or darken; to bewilder or perplex
elucidate
to make clear, explain, or clarify
inveigh
Protest vehemently
extempore
spoken, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought
eulogize
to praise highly in speech or writing
ecumenical
general; universal; interreligious
insouciant
unconcerned or carefree
pleonastic
the use of more words than required to express and idea
nugatory
of little or no importance; trifling
palatable
acceptable or agreeable
nefarious
extremly wicked and infamous for it
runic
written in ruins
inscrutable
difficult to understand or interpret mysterious
epaulet
shoulder ornament, typically work on military uniforms
cognoscenti
people well informed about a subject
fungible
easily changeable
sordid
morally degraded, base, or vile
gauntlets
open challenges
animadversions
strong criticism
condign
appropriate, deserved
flagitious
marked by vice
antediluvian
extremely ancient
costiveness
constipation
bathos
anticlimax
maleficent
malicious, intending or producing harm or evil
georgic
agricultural or related to rural life
natty
sharp or stylish
sartorial
relating to clothes or style
casuistic
practicing clever but unsound reasoning
temerity
excessive confidence; audacity
impugned
disputed; called into question
narrativized
presented in a story
waggish
humorous; mischevious
incorrigible
inveterate, irredeemable
antediluvian
extremely ancient, era before the flood
platitude
trite saying
bathos
anticlimax; banality; triteness
insularity
the narrow point of view resulting from life in a closed, isolated community.
stringency
tightness or strictness
emend
edit, redact, change
toothsome
delicious
impuissant
powerless
atavistic
manifesting or reverting to ancestral characteristics
protract
promote, prolong
warrant
justification
epigram
witticism, quip
succinct
short and to the point
traduce
telling malicious lies about…
catharsis
release of pent-up feelings and repressed emotions
limn
to outline, deliente
adroit
skillful or skilled, adept
inveterate
habitual
hubristic
arrogrant
intuit
understand or solve by instinct
bombast
bragging
peremptory
urgent or commanding; not able to be debated, decisive; dogmatic
atavistic
manifesting or reverting to ancestral characteristics; return of a trait or behavior after a period of absence
espouses
to adhere to or advocate; to marry
reneges
to fail to carry out a promise or commitment; to go back on one’s word
impetus
an impelling force; impulse; stimulus
opacity
the quality or state of being opaqe; dullness of mind; obscurity
churlish
bad disposition, surly
blatancy
obvious and obtrusive
commingling
a breach of trust
enigmatic
puzzling
adduce
to cite reasons or examples as evidence or proof
maligning
to make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about someone.
axiomatic
self-evident
patois
a regional dialect; nonstandard speech
imbibe
to drink
colloquy
a formal conversation; a written dialogue
callow
immature
inane
lacking sense or substance; unintelligent (inane questions or remarks)
chimerical
highly improbably or illusory
epicurean
devoted to pleasure, luxury living
gustatory
sense of taste
nimbus
halo; splendid aura
ratiocinate
logical, methodical
glean
to gather,; to collect bit by bit
imprecations
a curse
salvos
discharge of firearms
consummate
conclude, fulfil
bromide
commonplace remark; a tiresome bore
bloviation
discourse at length in a pompous way
corollaries
deduction; a result or natural consequence
indemnify
insure; make compensation
limn
to outline, deliente
interpolate
to make additions; or to falsify with additions
obtundity
dull, to deaden
crepuscular
like twilight, dim
avuncular
like an uncle, benevolent
ineluctable
inevitable
incontrovertible
unquestionable
interminable
endless
cerebration
to think, to reason
mien
manner, bearing, or appearance
adroit
skillful or skilled, adept
fascistic
reactionary or dictatorial person
opulence
wealth; affluence
recriminations
a countercharge
epitome
brief summary; a perfect example of a class or type (epitome of kindness)
recidivism
habitual relapse into crime
hubristic
arrogance
odious
deserving hatred or dislike
timbre
combinations of sounds that distinguish it from other sounds
undulating
wavelike motion; to increase or decrease in pitch or volume
rube
an unsophisticated country person
malefactor
wrongdoer
foibles
a minor weakness or failing of character
bugaboo
object of obsessive fear or irritation; a difficult or persistent problem
occlusive
become closed, obstruct
compunction
a feeling of remorse, guilt, or regret
malfeasance
wrongdoing, especially in a public office
disportment
an amusement
wheedling
to obtain through the use of flattery or guile
freewheeling
headless to consequences
frisson
a moment of intense excitement; a shudder
covetousness
an envious eagerness to possess something
virtuoso
A person highly skilled in the arts, or a very learned person
doggerel
nonsense, drivel; comic verse
repartee
a swift, witty reply
Inerrant
Without error
Tenebrous
Dark and gloomy, difficult to understand, obscure
Pertinacious
Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action.
Extremely persistent or unyielding
Supercilious
Feeling it showing haughty disdain; arrogant
Deigned
To condescend to give or grant; to do something that someone considers beneath their dignity.
Jejune
Not interesting, dull
Lacking maturity; childish
Turbid
Muddled; muddy; heavy and dense
Rhapsodize
Talk with extravagant enthusiasm
Madcap
Behaving impulsively or wild
Revelries
Boisterous merrymaking
Dionysian
The Greek god; orgiastic ecstatic undisciplined nature
Saturnine
Gloomy, sluggish, taciturn
Saturnalian
Unrestrained in revelry, orgiastic
Plutonian
Resembling the lower world, infernal
Summary
Justice, rejection, decision
Performed speedily and without ceremony
skullduggery
(adj) unfair or dishonest practices carried out in a secretive way in order to trick other people
impalpable
(adj) difficult to understand (in the context of ideas)
algorithmic
a step-by-step method for the solution of a problem
gauge
(v) to measure
gesticulate
(v) to gesture, often while speaking
sophistry
deceptive reasoning
mephitic
(adj) foul or offensive smelling
depredate
(v) to plunder
descry
(v) to catch sight of (something difficult to discern); to detect
constitute
(v) to found; to enact; to establish according to law
heterodox
(adj) contrary to accepted or approved beliefs
somniferous
(adj) inducing sleep
hypnagogic
(adj) inducing sleep
bathetic
(adj) characterized by a sudden, often ludicrous, switch from elevated to the everyday or banal
vitiated
(adj) impaired in quality
derogated
(adj) detracted from