Vocabulary Flashcards
What does Eulogized mean?
Praised highly in speech or writing.
Penchant?
Strong liking for something.
What does jubilant mean?
Expressing great happiness.
Staid?
Unadventurous/dull
Deride?
Ridicule
Serendipity?
Occurrence of events by chance in a beneficial way.
Umbrage?
Shade or shadow cat by trees.
Offence or annoyance
“She took umbrage at his remarks”
Obsequious?
Obedient.
Acquiesce?
Accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Haughty?
Arrogantly superior.
Extol?
Praise enthusiastically.
Alacrity?
Brisk and cheerful readiness
“Accepted with alacrity”
What does insatiable mean?
Impossible to satisfy.
What does truculent mean?
Quick to argue or fight.
What does morose mean?
Sullen or ill-tempered.
What does circumspect mean?
Unwilling to take risks and wary.
What does brazen mean?
Bold and without shame.
What does callous mean?
Cruel disregard for others.
What does clandestine mean?
Kept secret or done secretly.
Despot?
One who holds power and exercises it in a cruel way.
Superfluous?
Unnecessary.
Modicum?
Small quantity of something desirable.
“A modicum of truth”.
Cynical?
Self-interested motivation.
Brute?
Savagely violent person or animal.
Fluting?
Sound resembling that of a flute.
“The fluting of a blackbird”.
Unbridled?
Uncontrolled.
Lugubrious?
Looking sad.
Indolence?
Laziness.
Disillusionment?
Disappointment.
Babble?
Talk rapidly.
Boisterous?
Noisy.
Torrent?
Overwhelming out pour of.
Tumultuous?
Uproar of loud, confused noise.
Vehement?
Passionate.
Vivacity?
Attractively lively or animated.
Calamity?
An event causing sudden damage or distress eg a cacophonous calamity.
Motley?
Varied in appearance or character.
Reticence?
Reserved/shyness.
Incredulity?
Unable to believe something.
Audacious?
Willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
Effusive?
Expressing gratitude.
Monotony?
Lack of variety; tedious repetition and routine.
Subservient?
Prepared to obey others unquestionably.
Subdued?
Quiet and rather reflective or depressed.
Idiosyncrasy?
A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
“One of his little idiosyncrasies”
Celestial?
Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy.
“A celestial body”
Supremely good
Belonging to or relating to Heaven.
“The celestial city” means heavenly.