Vocabulary Flashcards
sesquipedalian
having many syllables; long
abhorrent
(adj) causing strong dislike or hatred.
levity
(n) humor or frivolity; the treatment of serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
restitution
(n) the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
prosaic
(adj) lacking poetic beauty; common place, unromantic.
torpor
(n) a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
precocity
(n) a smartness or skill that’s achieved much earlier than usual (exceptionally early development)
impasse
(n) a situation in which no progress is possible; deadlock.
caprice
(n) a sudden, impulsive notion or action; a disposition to do things.
unfettered
(adj) not controlled or restricted; free.
Ineluctable
(adj) not to be avoided; changed, or resisted.
Impetuous
(adj) marked by impulsive vehemence or passion; marked by force and violence movement or action.
hostile
(adj) relating to an enemy; openly opposed; marked by malevolence.
trepidation
(n) a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation.
dolorous
(n) causing, marked by, or expressing grief or misery.
potpourri
(n) a miscellaneous collection
tumid
(adj) swollen; enlarged
belligerent
(adj) inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness.
pernicious
(adj) highly injurious, or destructive.
benevolent
(adj) marked by or disposed to doing good; of good will.
quixotic
(adj) foolishly impractical, especially in the pursuit of ideals.
uxorious
(adj) excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
filigree
(n) ornamental work; pattern/design of openwork.
raspy
(adj) harsh; irritable
vexation
(n) cause of trouble; act of harassing.
brazen
(adj) marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness.
parity
(n) the quality of being equal.
manumit
(v) release from slavery; free
ennui
(n) a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction, boredom.
invidious
(adj) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger to others; unjust.
gregarious
(adj) fond of company; sociable
hearsay
(n) rumor, gossip
purvey
(v) promote, spread; provide or supply goods
desuetude
(n) discontinuance from use or exercise.
beleaguer
(v) trouble, harass, besiege (surrounded by an army).
conceit
(n) excessive pride in oneself; vanity
cloister
(n) a place or state of seclusion; monastic life.
(v) to seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister.
pusillanimous
(adj) showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
dotage
(n) a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.
insularity
(n) ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or people.
