vocabulart list six Flashcards
adamant
adj. refusing to be persuaded
culpable
adj. deserving blame
dithered
v. to be indecisive
expurgated
v. to remove an unsuitable matter, to censor
fabricated
v. to concoct something, to forge
garish
adj. harshly bright, glaring
genial
adj. friendly and cheerful
gluttony
n. greed, overindulgence
multifarious
adj. having many functions, various types
munificence
n. generosity
odious
adj. extremely unpleasant, repulsive
opulent
adj. wealthy, luxurious, lavish
meager
adj. scarce, lacking
parody
n. an imitation with exaggeration, comedic imitation
pert
adj. cheeky, forward
polemic
n. a critical attack against someone’s opinions
prowess
n. skill or expertise
quotidian
adj. daily
railed
v. to complain, protest strongly
ribald
adj. vulgar, obscene, (refers to sexual matters in an amusing way)
superfluous
adj. unnecessary (more than enough, not needed in an extravagant way)
surmise
v. to suspect or speculate (without evidence)
vivacious
adj. lively, animated
vocation
n. a calling for purpose, occupation
winsome
adj. cheerful, appealing