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vocab 4
Vocab 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reverie | noun - daydreaming, recollection, contemplation |
| myriads | noun / adjective - multitude, innumerable |
| dipsomaniac | noun - alcoholic |
| dilettante | noun - amateur, dabbler / lover of art (superficial) |
| fatuous | adjective - foolish, brainless, inane, silly |
| inchoate | adjective - undeveloped (beginning), partially formed, imperfectly formed |
| mordant | adjective - menacing, sarcastic, burning, pungent, caustic |
| portentous | adjective - weighty, important, ominous - pompous |
| nocturnal | adjective - nightly, occuring at night |
| propitous | adjective - promising, favorable, auspicious, timely, benevolent |
| reprobate | verb / adjective / noun - to disapprove of, to criticize, to reject // unprincipled, corrupt // miscreant, rascal, scoundrel, rogue |
| incipient | adjective - beginning, developing, impending, initial |
| olfactory | adjective - to do with smell |
| somnolence | noun - drowsiness, sleepiness, soporific |
| sanguine | adjective - optimistic, hopeful |
| urbane | adjective - sophisticated, cosmopolitan, refined, polite, suave |
| nimrod | noun - a mighty hunter |
| awry | adjective - askew, not right |
| jocund | adjective - approachable, friendly, merry, |
| fecund | adjective - fertile, propigating, prolific |
| blithe | adjective - carefree |
| amicable | adjective - agreeable, open to X, friendly, amiable |
| convergent | adjective - merging, overlapping, meeting |
| resolution | noun - an agreement, a feeling of certainty, determination |
| provocative | adjective - stimulating, disturbing, aggravating |
| generalization | noun - a summation, a categorization, a broad description, universalization |
| condescend | verb - to speak down to, to debase, to discredit / to lower oneself to a level |
| fortitude | noun - determination, resolve, courage |
| connotation | noun - an association, an unspoken intention, a suggested meaning, a feeling/mood associated with using a word |
| argument | noun - a reason, a conclusion, a position/ the discussion or dialogue / disagreement surrounding an issue |