Vocabular Quiz #1 Flashcards
Diffident
Lacking self-confidence; self-effacing; not assertive
Pragmatic
Practical; sensible; not idealistic or romantic
Evocation
An imaginative re-creation
Presumptuous
Overbearing; impertinently bold; characterized by brashly overstepping one’s place
Recalcitrant
Stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance; obstinate; obdurate
Boon
A timely benefit; blessing
Bane
A source of harm and ruin
Clandestine, Surreptitious
Secret; court; not open; not aboveboard
Affable, amiable, genial, gregarious
All mean agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly
Austere
Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare, not ornate
Austerity
The trait of great self-denial; economy
Altruistic
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Ambivalent
Contradictory, having mixed feelings
Anomaly
Deviation from the norm, something that is atypical
Sarcastic, sardonic, snide
Mocking, derisive taunting, and stinging
Dearth, paucity
A scarcity or shortage of something
Prattle
To speak in a foolish manner, to babble incessantly
Wry
Dry, humorous with a clear twist and a touch of irony, droll
Unconventional, unorthodox
Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors
Painstaking, meticulous
Extremely careful; very exacting
Audacious
Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; very bold
Indifferent, apathetic
Marked by a lack of interest and concern
