vocab3 Flashcards
empirical
based on observation or experiment
enigmatic
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (enigma)
ephemeral
brief; fleeting
refulgent
radiant, shiny, brilliant
renege
to fail to honor a commitment; go back on a promise
sedulous
diligent, hard working
soporific
causing drowsiness
spendthrift
one who spends money wastefully
tacit
implied, but not stated
terse
brief and concise in wording
tout
to publicly praise or promote
trenchant
sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
unfeigned
genuine
untenable
indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable
vacillate
wavering indecisively from one course of action/opinion to another
vexation
annoyance; irritation
vituperate
harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely, to berate
volatile
readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive
approriate
confiscate
arrest
holding ones attention
august
majestic, venerable
broach
to bring up, announce, to begin to talk about
brook
to tolerate, to endure, to countenance
cardinal
major
consequential
pompous, self important
damp
to diminish intensity
die
a tool used for shaping
essay
to test, try, attempt, to experiment
exact
demand, call for, require, to take
fell
inhumanely cruel
flag
to sag, droop, become spiritless, to decline
flip, flippant
sarcastic, impertinent
ford
to wade across a shallow part of a river
grouse
to complain or grumble
guy
rope, cable attached to something as a brace or guide
intimate
to imply, insinuate, suggest
list
to tilt to one side, or turn
lumber
to move heavily or clumsily
mince
to announce or speak carefully, tiptoe, euphemize
nice
extremely precise, exacting, presidous
pied
multicolored, blotches
pine
to lose vigor through grief
plastic
moldable
pluck
courage, spunk, fortitude
prize
to pry, to press or force w a lever, something taken by force, spoils
rail
to complain bitterly
