Vocabulary (9) Flashcards
Acrimony (noun)
bitterness, discord
Acumen (noun)
keen insight
Accretion (noun)
slow growth in size or amount
Adept (adjective)
Extremely skilled
Abash (verb)
Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Abjure (verb)
Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
Amorous (adjective)
Showing love, particularly sexual
Nurture (verb)
To assist in the development of
Discursive (adjective)
Rambling, lacking order
Unscathed (adjective)
Without injuries or damage being caused
Verisimilitude (noun)
The appearance of being true or real
Vie (verb)
to compete with other people to achieve something
Meliorism (noun)
The belief that the world can improve with human effort
Dawdle (verb)
To waste time; to slow down
(In) hindsight (noun)
Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed
Grassroots (noun, adjective)
Involving the ordinary people in a society or organization
Awry (adjective)
Away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.
Cumbersome (adjective)
Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy
Lambaste (verb)
Criticize (someone or something) harshly
Rile (verb)
To annoy
Rash (adjective)
Reckless
Elude (verb)
Fail to be grasped
Egotist (adjective)
Arrogant, boaster
Impending (adjective)
Used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon
