Vocabulary for Fast Flashcards
8th Grade
Done secretly, especially because it is illicit.
Clandestine
To come together to form one whole.
Coalesce
A large, destructive fire.
Conflagration
Humble submission and respect.
Deference
Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
Disparate
Cheerful and full of energy.
Ebullient
Intended for or understood by only a small number of people.
Esoteric
To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
Exacerbate
To praise enthusiastically.
Extol
Very attentive to detail and accuracy.
Fastidious
Having a red or flushed complexion; elaborately intricated or complicated.
Florid
Acting or done quickly without thought or care.
Impetuous
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy
Indolent
Too great or extreme to be express in words.
Juxtapose
Using very few words; brief and to the point.
Laconic
Wishing harm or others; having ill intent.
Malevolent
Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
Mellifluous
To deliberately make something unclear or difficult to understand.
Obfuscate
Designed to impress or attract notice, often in an excessive way.
Ostentatious
Having a harmful effect, especilally in a gradual or subtle way.
Pernicious
Lacking poetic beauty; dull or ordinary.
Prosaic
Overly idealistic; impractical.
Quixotic
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
Recalcitrant
Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation.
Sanguine