Vocabulary Flashcards
Intrepid
Fearless
Indigent
Poor
Indolent
Lazy
Ignominy
Shame
Heinous
Vile
Haughty
Superior
Gullible
Easily fooled
Gruesome
Shocking
Gratuitous
Uncalled for
Fulsome
Offense to good taste
Eclectic
Choosing the best
Effete
Worn out
Efficacious
Effective
Effrontery
Boldness
Elicit
Draw out
Enigma
Riddle
Pastoral
Rural
Sedentary
Stationary
Quixotic
Idealist
Recalcitrant
Unruly
Decry
Denounce
Recant
Take back
Umbrage
Resentment
Ruddy
Reddish
Alacrity
Eagerness
Unwonted
Uncharacteristic
Iconoclast
One who breaks tradition
Celerity
Speed
Undulate
To move in waves
Intractable
Hard to lead
Verdant
Green
Ubiquitous
Everywhere
Malediction
Curse
Abase
Humiliate
Abate
To lessen
Beguile
deceiving; charming
Behemoth
Something of tremendous size or power
Chide
To voice disapproval
Contentious
Having a tendency to quarrel
Diffident
Modest due to lack of faith
Efface
Obliterate
Feral
Wild or savage
Impecunious
Poor
Debauch
To corrupt by sensual pleasure
Dissipate
To disappear
Enthrall
To captivate
Exhort
To urge
Capricious
Subject to whim
Abide
To put up with
Cleave
To split
Aberration
A deviation from the norm
Abridge
To shorten
Benevolent
Marked by goodness
Bereft
Devoid of
Adamant
Stubborn
Adumbrate
Foreshadow
Agnostic
Doesn’t believe you can prove or disprove the existence of God
Destitute
Poor
Disparage
Belittle
Garish
Gaudy
Heterogenous
Of different kinds
Hallowed
Holy
Modicum
Iota
Munificence
Generosity
Neophyte
Newcomer
Neologism
New word
Nadir
Lowest point
Maverick
Independent
Obstinate
Stubborn
Panacea
Cure all
Nebulous
Cloudy
Irascible
Easily angered
Officious
Meddlesome
Amorphous
Having no definite shape