Vocabulary #6 Flashcards
adulation
extreme adoration or devotion; servile flattery
astute
clever, cunning; perceptive; shrewd
auspicious
promising success; favorable; fortunate
blithe
joyous, merry, cheerful; carefree and lighthearted
congenial
pleasing in nature; friendly; sociable
exhilaration
the state of being stimulated, elated, or excited
felicitous
well-suited or appropriate for a certain occasion
fervent
showing great emotion, intensity, and enthusiasm; passionate
homage
respect or reverence paid to another; something done in recognition of someone’s worth
placid
pleasantly calm and peaceful; tranquil
indomitable
unable to overcome; unconquerable
sanguine
cheerfully optimistic; hopeful
jocular
joking; jesting; merry
zany
amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic
captious
tending to find faults or raise petty objections
execreable
extremely bad or unpleasant
inimical
unfriendly; hostile
lurid
very vivid in color to create a harsh or unnatural effect
nefarious
extremely wicked or villainous
scurrilous
vulgar, obscene, or coarse; grossly abusive
