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Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adherent | follower or supporter |
| antithesis | direct opposite |
| besmirch | to sully or tarnish |
| culminate | to reach a climax |
| curtail | to decrease or cut |
| fervid | intensely enthusiastic |
| gregarious | sociable |
| homogeneous | uniform; unvaried |
| imbibe | to drink or consume |
| ingratiate | to win over by flattery |
| jaunty | happy; perky |
| obsolescence | condition of no longer being useful |
| paragon | perfect example of a quality |
| quandary | state of perplexity or uncertainty |
| reticent | reserved; introverted |
| scurrilous | scandalous; offensive |
| stentorian | loud and powerful |
| stymie | to prevent the progress of |
| tremulous | shaking or quivering; nervous |
| vexatious | causing annoyance or frustration |
| begrudge | to envy or resent |
| brevity | concise words |
| cognizant | aware |
| destitution | extreme poverty |
| hapless | unfortunate; unlucky |
| implicit | suggested implied |
| irascible | irritable; easily angered |
| juxtapose | compare side-by-side |
| myriad | a countless number |
| paramount | chief in importance; supreme |
| perspicacious | perceptive; astute |
| quip | a witty remake; to make a witty remark |
| subservient | submissive |
| timorous | apprehensive; fearful |
| unsavory | distasteful |
| vehemently | passionately; intensely |
| vestige | a trace, remnant, or fragment |
| vicissitudes | unwelcome change in circumstances; downturn |
| wrest | to forcibly pull something form a person's grasp |
| contingent | occurring only under certain circumstances |
| abrasive | showing little concern for others' feelings; harsh |
| ascribe | attribute something to (a cause) |
| auspicious | favorable; promising encouraging |
| complicit | involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing |
| detrimental | tending to cause harm |
| derisive | expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking; jeering; scoffing |
| divisive | tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people |
| embellish | to make something more attractive by adding decorative details; to enhance |
| incorrigible | not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed |
| interpose | to place between one thing and another; to intervene |
| modus operandi | method of operation; someone's habits of working or usual way of doing something |
| ostensible | stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so |
| pejorative | expressing contempt or disapproval; disparaging; derogatory |
| quintessential | representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class; prototypical; archetypal; classic |
| segue | to transition; a transition |
| solace | comfort or consolation in a time or distress or sadness |
| transpire | to occur, happen, or take place |
| trite | overused and lacking originality or freshness; cliche |
| umbrage | offensive or annoyance |
| vested | authorized, secured, approved, justifiable |
Created by:
achav05
Popular English Verbs sets