Vocabulary Flashcards
Berate
Scold or Criticize
Emulate
Match or Surpass
Expound
Explain
Flippant
Not showing a serious attitude
Gregarious
outgoing or social
Hubris
Excessive Pride
Imperious
Assuming power without justification
Lexicon
The vocabulary of a person
Loquacious
Talkative
Malfeasance
Wrongdoing
Misnomer
Wrong or inaccurate name in the designation
Nomenclature
the choosing of names for things
Obfuscate
To confuse
Ostracize
Exclude from a society or group
Paramount
More important than anything else
Rancor
Bitterness or resentfulness
Refute
Prove to be wrong or false
Repose
A state of rest
Sanctimonious
Making a show of being morally superior
Sedition
Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel
Terse
Sparing in use of words
Trounce
Defeat heavily in a contest
Tutelage
Authority over someone or something