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vocab 101-151
mrs. wentworth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| timorous | afraid |
| yoke | to link or join together; to marry |
| zealot | someone with an extreme enthusiasm for a particular belief or activity; a fanatic |
| zenith | a highest point or state; culmination |
| acrimony | sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc. |
| ambiguous | open to or having several possible meanings; obscure; indistinct |
| ambivalence | indecision; a feeling of being pulled in two different directions |
| belie | to give an impression that is opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent |
| blight | decay; disease; something that harms or destroys; widespread death or destruction |
| conundrum | a riddle; a mystery |
| copious | in large quantity; abundant; many |
| circumspect | watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent |
| cloister | a covered walk in a religious institution |
| cursory | going rapidly over something, without noticing details |
| deplore | to express regret or disapproval; to complain; to criticize |
| deride | to make fun of; to ridicule |
| disdain | feeling of scorn or contempt |
| disparage | to say negative things; to belittle |
| eccentric | erratic; peculiar; odd |
| effervescence | enthusiasm; excitement; liveliness |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time; short-lived |
| evasive | sneaky; hard to catch |
| euphemism | a word or phrase that's used to make an unpleasant idea sound better |
| fallacious | false; misleading; spurious |
| frugal | careful with money; thrifty |
| fulminate | to explode, either with sound or anger |
| harangue | a long, lecturing speech |
| hiatus | a break in the continuity of a process; a pause; a gap; an interruption |
| inane | silly; insignificant |
| inchoate | not yet full developed; just begun; not organized |
| infamy | a bad reputation; notoriety |
| indict | to charge with a crime; to accuse |
| indolent | lazy |
| ingenuous | naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced |
| irresolute | indecisive; unsure |
| magnate | a person of great power |
| mollify | to lessen anger; to soothe; to placate |
| myriad | large number; many; too many to count |
| negligent | careless in a situation that could result in farm; neglectful |
| obdurate | stubborn; unyielding |
| obtuse | dull; blunt; unintelligent; lacking sharpness |
| opulence | luxury; riches; wealth |
| paragon | the model of excellence; the best |
| paucity | too few; scarcity |
| pernicious | destructive |
| petulance | grouchiness |
| ponderous | slow; weighty; labored |
| querulous | constantly complaining |
| recondite | hidden; difficult to understand; profound |
| repudiate | to disown; to reject |
| rudimentary | undeveloped; fundamental; elementary |
Created by:
jasminep
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