click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocab 14
Test Prep
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Turpitude | Wickedness; depravity |
| Punctilious | Attentive to details in conduct or action; conscientious |
| Conflagration | Large destructive fire |
| Protege | Person under the guidance or training of another |
| Virulent | Toxic |
| Curmudgeon | Stubborn; ill-tempered person |
| Gustatory | Relating to sense of taste |
| Misanthrope | Mistrust to humankind |
| Malevolent | Having ill will; wishing harm on others |
| Paladin | Heroic; champion |
| Tangential | Merely touching |
| Exculpate | Not guilty |
| Squelch | Squash |
| Ethereal | Angelic |
| Ascetic | Person who denial |