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Sem. 2 Test Vocab.

English vocabulary

TermDefinition
tawdry cheap and gaudy; showy; sleazy
placid calm; peaceful
vicarious imagined participation in another's experience
implausible not believable or acceptable
"duct" to lead
commiserate to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize
pugnacious eager to fight; quarrelsome
pretentious making an exaggerated show of dignity or self importance
virtuoso a musical performer of exceptional excellence
incipient in an initial or early stage of development
philistine a person with views that are regarded as shallow or narrow-minded
pompous acting with an air of great dignity; full of high sounding words or phrases; pretentious; self-importatn
querulous given to complaining
"less" without
ponderous very heavy; massive; unwieldy because of weight
hierarchy a group of persons arranged in order of rank
"sect" to cut
hypocritical insincere, false; pretense of being better than one is
inadvertent accidental, unintentional; not on purpose
tentative not definite or permanent; indicating hesitancy or uncertainty
succint clearly expressed in a few words; to the point
haphazard lacking any definite plan or order
perfidy a deliberate breach of faith; treachery
"spec" to see
"brev" short
vilify to use abusive or slanderous language about or of; to defame
sumptuous of a size or splendor suggesting great expense
carp to find fault and complain constantly; to nag or fuss
Created by: lisa_owens
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