Vocabulary Masterlist Flashcards
Phony
Not genuine or real; intended to deceive or mislead
Ostracize
To exclude someone from a group or society; to reject or shun
Sadistic
Taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others
Qualm
An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving
Monotonous
Dull, tedious, and repetition; lacking in variety or interest; unvarying in tone or pitch
Unscrupulous
Having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
Gripe
To complain or grumble about something, especially something trivial or small
Conscientious
Characterized by extreme care and great effort; wishing to do what is right, especially todo one’s work or duty well and thoroughly
Adapt
To become adjusted to new conditions; to make fit for or change to suit a new purpose
Fiend
A person who is excessively fond of or addicted to something
Suave
Charming, confident, relaxed. and elegant
Lavish
Giving or using a large amount of something; extra generous or elaborate, or luxurious
Impassioned
Filled with passion or zeal; great energy or enthusiasm
Premonition
Previous warning or notice; foreshadowing or forewarning; anticipation of a future event
Dissolution
Termination or destruction by breaking down or dispersing
Imperceptibly
Not noticeable by a sense or by the mind; subtle, gradual, undetectable
Contrite
Feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for poor behavior/actions
Jeer
To speak with mocking and insulting remarks; to taunt
Discordant
Disagreeing quarrelsome; being at odds
Raucously
Disagreeably harsh; rough or harsh in sound; loud, disordered
Billowed
To rise or roll in waves or surges; to swell out due to wind; move or flow outward
Gingerly
Cautiously and carefully moving using extreme care in one’s actions
Folly
A foolish act or idea; lack of good sense
Stupor
A condition of greatly dulled, or completely suspended, sense or ability; a daze
Infinitesimal
Extremely small minute; tiny
Contiguous
Sharing a common border; adjacent
Minicing
Moving or behaving in a dainty or delicate way
Strident
Loud and harsh; grating
Punctilious
Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
Corrugate
Contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds
Nebulous
Hazy, unclear, vague
Conceit
Excessive pride in oneself
Ineffable
Too great or too extreme to be expressed or described n words
Adventitious
Happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature
Surmise
To supposed something is true without having evidence to confirm it; to deduce infer, or assume
Transitory
Not permanent
