Vocabulary Flashcards
mitigate
Make less severe
Magnanimous
Big Hearted, Generous, forgiving
mollify
lessen anger, soothe
mundane
ordinary, temporary
nefarious
extremely evil
nocturnal
active at night
obdurate
stubborn, unyielding
objergate
scold, denounce
obtuse
dull, blunt, unintelligent
parsimony
Excessive Frugality
penury
extreme poverty
petulance
grouchiness
ponderous
slow, weighty, labored
pretentious
making ridiculous claims, excessively ambitious
prodigal
wasteful, especially of money
puerile
childish
quell
to calm, pacify
recant
to take back something you have already said
reprove
scold, criticize, disapprove
reticent
quite, uncommunicative
Salubrious
promoting health
sectarian
limited to the beliefs of a small group
serpentine
coiled, twisted, winding
sonorous
loud, full of sound, booming
subjugate
to take over, enslave
succor
assistance, releif
sumptuous
rich, magnificent
sycophant
someone who flatters petty like, servile parasite
tenuous
flimsy, thin
truculent
aggressive, savage, cruel