Vocabulary Flashcards
Something that is impossible to understand
Unfathomable
An automobile often old or inexpensive
Flivver
Demeanor or manner of behavior
Deportment
Difficult to endure; requiring much effort
Burdensome
Drawings that exaggerate certain features
Caricatures
Cruel and oppressive rule of government
Tyranny
Kind, gentle, not harmful
Benign
Displaying dignity, nobility, and bravery
Gallant
The set of an artist’s pieces, as in songs
Repertoire
Figuring out or deducing; making sure
Ascertaining
A long stay or visit
Sojourn
Meaning harm to others, hateful
Malevolent
Tiny; very small
Diminutive
Unpredictable, not regular in pattern
Eratic
Constantly irritated and easily made angry
Irascible
Intruding without right or invitation
Meddling
An officer, lower in rank than a police officer
Beadle
A straying path tried for the first time
Foray
Acute embarrassment or shame
Mortification
To reduce the extent of
Palliate
Not talking much or speaking much
Taciturn
Disapproval or condemnation
Disapprobation
Fussy, whiny, unruly
Fractious
One with no morals, one who has declined
Degenerate
To mourn or grieve
Lament
A group chosen to represent a larger group
Delegation
Clothing
Habiliment
With authority
Ex cathedra
A bitter verbal attack
Philippic
Pertaining to a baby or young child; immature
Infantile
Loss of control
Apoplectic
