Vocabulary 6 Flashcards
Abnegate
Renounce or reject
Abstruse
Difficult to understand; obscure
Acerbity
A sharp bitterness
Acumen
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
Badger
To ask someone repeatedly and annoyingly for something
Banal
So lacking in originality as to be lacking or boring
Bellicose
Demonstrating aggression or willingness to fight
Beseech
Asking someone urgently and fervently for something
Cacophony
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
Candor
The quality of being open or honest in expression
Charlatan
A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill
Colloquy
A gathering or discussion of theological questions
Debonair
Confident, stylish, and charming
Defalcate
To embezzle or steal money from
Denizen
An inhabitant or occupant of a certain place