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UVU LEGL 3890 Vocab
NALA CLA/CP vocabulary list
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aberrant | deviant, abnormal |
| abrogate | annul, revoke |
| abysmal | endless, immense |
| accretion | addition, expansion |
| acolyte | admirer, fan |
| acrimonious | caustic, sarcastic |
| adroit | skillful, clever |
| aeon | infinitely long time |
| allegory | symbolic story, parable |
| amulet | charm, ornament |
| aperture | opening, hole |
| arcane | esoteric, obscure |
| assay | analyze |
| aver | allege, claim |
| baleful | evil, sinister |
| banal | ordinary, trite |
| berceuse | lullaby, tranquil music |
| capacious | spacious, vast |
| capricious | flighty, impulsive |
| cataclysm | catastrophe |
| catharsis | purging, venting |
| cerulean | blue as the sky |
| convivial | festive, merry |
| copious | voluminous, abundant |
| denigrate | defame, slander |
| deprecate | condemn, criticize |
| desecrate | dishonor, contaminate |
| desuetude | period of disuse |
| diffident | reserved, insecure |
| dilatory | causing delay |
| doltish | moronic |
| draconian | cruel, harsh |
| ebullient | effervescent, sparkling |
| edifice | building, structure |
| efface | annul, erase |
| eleemosynary | charitable |
| empirical | pragmatic |
| encomium | praise, tribute |
| enervate | to tire, to debilitate |
| epicurean | connoisseur, gourmet |
| epithet | disparaging term |
| erudite | learned, scholarly |
| esoteric | confidential, obscure |
| exacerbate | worsen, intensify |
| expiate | make amends, repent |
| expository | explanatory |
| fastuous | arrogant, ostentatious |
| fatuous | foolish, silly |
| ferret (out) | to hunt (search) for |
| flagellate | to punish by whipping |
| fortuitous | by luck, accidental |
| gambol | cavort, play |
| garrulous | talkative |
| halcyon | golden, happy |
| harbinger | forerunner, herald |
| heterogeneous | diverse, varied |
| iconoclastic | dissident |
| ignominious | degrading, shameful |
| imbue | to endow, to infuse |
| impugn | attack |
| indolent | lazy |
| ineffable | indescribable |
| inertia | failure to move |
| innocuous | harmless |
| insipid | dull, empty |
| integral | essential |
| intrinsic | inherent |
| irascible | cantankerous, ornery |
| lascivious | lecherous, lustful |
| loquacious | talkative, verbose |
| lyceum | hall for public lectures |
| magnanimous | generous |
| malapropism | misuse of a word |
| mendacity | lies (falsehoods) |
| mendicant | a parasite, moocher |
| metamorphosis | transformation |
| metaphor | symbol |
| morass | quagmire |
| myopic | lacking foresight |
| neolithic | outmoded |
| nemesis | downfall, ruin |
| nescience | ignorance |
| nettle | irritate |
| numinous | mysterious, spiritual |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| officious | nosey, obtrusive |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| ossify | to become rigid |
| ostensible | apparent |
| panacea | cure-all |
| panoply | ceremonial array |
| paradox | contradiction |
| pejorative | belittle, make worse |
| percipient | discerning |
| peremptory | unchallengeable |
| perspicuous | clear |
| perfunctory | superficial, routine |
| pique | arouse, provoke |
| platitude | cliche |
| plebeian | common, crude |
| plenary | full, complete |
| pleonastic | redundant |
| precipitous | headlong, impulsive |
| proclivity | inclination |
| profligate | spendthrift |
| prognosticate | predict |
| propitious | favorable |
| promulgate | announce |
| pugnacious | antagonistic |
| punctilious | careful, by the rules |
| rapacious | fierce, savage |
| raze | demolish |
| rectitude | righteousness |
| refraction | deflection of light |
| relume | rekindle |
| remittent | recurring |
| remunerate | compensate |
| reparation | indemnification |
| replicate | duplicate |
| requite | repay |
| reticulation | network |
| rudimentary | elementary, basic |
| riparian | re natural waterway |
| rhetoric | discourse, oratory |
| ruminate | ponder, reflect |
| salubrious | promoting health |
| sardonic | mocking, sarcastic |
| sedulous | diligent |
| senescent | aging, becoming old |
| servile | subservient |
| similitude | counterpart |
| stellar | star-like, outstanding |
| temerity | audacity |
| tenacious | persistent, dogged |
| tenets | principles |
| timorous | mousy |
| umbrage | shadows, hint |
| vapid | boring, dull |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| vicissitude | changing fortunes |
| venal | mercenary |
| venerate | revere |
| vicinal | local |
| vilify | defame |
| virulent | deadly, toxic |
| visceral | from deep within |
| vitiate | to make faulty, debase |
| vituperate | berate |
| vociferous | boisterous |
| volatile | explosive |
| voluble | talkative |
| voracious | insatiable |
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