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English 1-24
English Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Platitude | (n) A banal, stale, or trite remark |
Abscond | (v) To depart secretly and hide oneself (normally to escape prosecution). |
Malefactor | (n)One who does ill to another, one who commits an offense against the law |
Judicious | (adj) Having, exercising, or characterized by good or discriminating judgment; wise, sensible, or well-advised |
Fatuous | (adj) Foolish or silly, especially in a smug or self-satisfied way |
Esoteric | (adj) Known or understood by very few, arcane |
Ascetic | (n) a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals, and lives a life void of common worldly pleasures |
Vapid | (adj) Without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious |
Winsome | (adj) Sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging |
Arcane | (adj) Known by very few, secret, esoteric |
Malinger | (v) To fake illness to shirk one's duty |
Timorous | (adj) Full of fear |
Fervor | (n) great warmth and earnestness of feeling |
Diaphanous | (adj) very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent |
Obdurate | (adj) Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding |
Celerity | (n) Swiftness; speed |
Wizened | (adj) Withered; shriveled |
Supplant | (v) To take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy or the like/To replace (one thing) by something else |
Kinetic | (adj) Pertaining to motion. Caused by motion |
Pecuniary | (adj) Of or pertaining to money |
Mendacity | (n) The quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie. |
Mellifluous | (adj) Sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding: a mellifluous voice; mellifluous tones |
Harangue | (n) A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack |
Placate | (v) To appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures |