Vocabulary Flashcards
Esoteric
adj. intended for or understood only by a particular group
adj. not publicly disclosed; confidential
Precocious
adj. unusually quick development or maturation, especially in intelligence
Allude
v. to refer to another concept indirectly
altruism
n. selfless concern for others
Ambivalence
n. indifference or confused feelings
ameliorate (uh-meal-yuh-rate)
v. to make better
amenable
uh-men-ih-bull
adj. open to suggestion or criticism
adj. accountable
hedonism
heed-in-iz-um
n. dedication to pursuing pleasure
didactic
adj. overly instructive or preachy
superfluous
adj. more than necessary; unnecessary
surreptitious (ser-up-tish-us)
adj. secretive
symbiotic
adj. related to a relationship that is beneficial for all involved
tacit
tass-it
adj. implied or unspoken
extemporaneous
ik-stem-puh-ray-nee-us
adj. made up on the spot, ad-libbed
Circumvent
to get around an obstacle
jocular
jock-yuh-lur
adj. related to jokes
The boy was popular with his classmates due to his cheerful, jocular nature.
pithy
adj. concise and relevant
Candor
n. the quality of being frank, sincere, or impartial in expression
cache
n. a hidden place, a secret storage
n. a place for valuables
terse
adj. succinct, curt
trite
adj. uninteresting due to overuse; hackneyed
equivocate
v. to make vague, unclear statements
cacophony
kuh-kof-uh-nee
n. unpleasant, discordant sounds
perdition
per-dish-uhn
n. a state of final spiritual ruin, loss of soul, damnation
n. hell
semantic
adj. related to the meaning of words
endemic
adj. originating in, native to, particular to
