Vocabulary Flashcards
Unfettered (adj.)
Free, unchained
Cognizant (adj.)
Aware, conscious
Relegate (verb)
To lower, downgrade
Provincial (adj.)
Small minded or rural
Repudiate (verb)
To reject
Latent (adj.)
Present but not visible, subconscious, underlying
Clarion (adj)
Loud and clear
Noun: a trumpet
Sentient (adj.)
Able to feel/perceive
Vestigial (adj.)
Concealed between the lines
Idiosyncratic (adj.)
Unique to a specific person
Soporific (adj.)
Inducing sleep, drowsy
Dogged (adverb)
Determined, persistent
Taciturn (adj.)
Anti-social, close-mouthed
Whimsy (adj.)
Playfulness, the state of being fanciful
Indolent (adj.)
Lazy, languid
Imperturbable (adj.)
Calm, collected
Ardent (adj.)
Very enthusiastic, passionate
Eminent (adj.)
Famous, very important
Iconoclastic (adj.)
Nonconforming, irreverent
Venerable (adj.)
Given a great deal of respect
Hegemony (noun)
Predominant influence over others
Licentious (adj.)
Promiscuous, immoral (sexual)
Brandish (verb)
To wave menacingly
Revile (verb)
Abuse verbally
Throng (noun)
A crowd, gathering
Balk (verb)
To scoff, refuse abruptly
Destitute (adj.)
Lacking something in need
Feign (verb)
To pretend
Eclectic (adj)
Deriving ideas, styles/tastes from a broad and diverse rang of sources
Anomalous (adj)
Abnormal, irregular
Enigma (noun)
A person/thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
Vapid (adj.)
Uninspired, colorless
Laconic (adj.)
A person, speech, or style of writing that is brief, using few words
Dilatory (adj.)
Sluggish, slow to act
Vitriolic (adj.)
Filled with bitter criticism or malice, vicious, hateful
Avarice (noun)
Greed, materialism, insatiable desire for wealth
Forlorn (adj.)
Unhappy, dreary, lonely
Wanton (adj.)
Uncalled for, cruel
Stupendous (adj.)
Amazing, astounding
Perpetual (adj.)
Continual, lasting, constant
Illustrious (adj.)
Eminent
Perverse (adj.)
Uncooperative, deliberately bad
Obstinate (adj.)
Stubborn, adamant
Crony (noun)
Ally, friend
Ingratiate (verb)
To get on the good side of someone
Prodigious (adj.)
Huge, marvelous
Inconspicuous (adj.)
Hidden, unnoticed
Haughty (adj.)
Arrogant
Adept (adj.)
Expert, skillful
Siphon (verb)
To convey, draw off