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Vocab 8 mvgs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pejorative | adj. expressing contempt or disapproval Synonyms: disparaging, derogatory, deprecatory, slanderous, defamatory, insulting |
| Esoteric | adj. intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. Synonyms: obscure, arcane, enigmatic, cryptic, complex, mysterious, incomprehensible |
| Shirk | v. to avoid or neglect; to be unwilling to do Synonyms: evade, dodge, avoid, get out of, sidestep, shrink from, shun, skip |
| Idiosyncrasy | n. a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing; a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual Synonyms: peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, mannerism, trait, singularity, quirk |
| Tumult | n. a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people; confusion or disorder Synonyms: clamor, din, racket, commotion, ruckus, maelstrom, rumpus, pandemonium; havoc, turmoil, disorder, chaos, mayhem |
| Ameliorate | v. to make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better Synonyms: improve, enhance, help, amend, boost, benefit |
| Retinue | n. a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person Synonyms: entourage, escort, company, court, staff, personnel |
| Ratiocinate | v. to form judgments by a process of logic; to reason Synonyms: reason, think logically, conclude, cogitate |
| Truncate | v. to shorten by cutting off the top or the end Synonyms: curtail, abbreviate, condense, reduce, prune |
| Relinquish | v. to voluntarily cease to keep or claim; to give up Synonyms: release, renounce, forswear, forego, quit, waive |
| Cogitate | v. to reflect upon; to turn over in one’s mind; to consider carefully and deeply Synonyms: ruminate, contemplate, ponder, muse, meditate, speculate |
| Dubious | adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; not convinced; lacking conviction; morally suspect or of questionable value Synonyms: doubtful, dubitable, unconvinced; suspicious, untrustworthy, unreliable |
| Reprehensible | adj. deserving censure or condemnation Synonyms: deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, vicious, criminal |
| Indolence | n. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work; avoidance of activity or exertion Synonyms: laziness, idleness, sloth, shiftlessness, lethargy, languor, torpidity, languidness, torpor |
| Fecund | adj. fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree prolific, fertile |
| Cryptic | adj. of an obscure nature; having a secret or hidden meaning; expressing much in few words; having a puzzling terseness Synonyms: inscrutable, mysterious, cabalistic, enigmatic, puzzling, abstruse |
| Sycophant | n. a servile, self-seeking flatterer; a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage Synonyms: yes-man, bootlicker, brown-noser, toady, flatterer, flunky, lackey |
| Taciturn | adj. (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. Synonyms: reticent, quiet, secretive, tight-lipped, silent, mute, inarticulate, reserved, withdrawn |
| Banal | adj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; lacking originality, freshness, or novelty Synonyms: commonplace, timeworn, trite, cliché, hackneyed |
| Fallacious | adj. tending to deceive or mislead; based on mistaken belief Synonyms: fraudulent, deceitful, incorrect, erroneous, inaccurate, mistaken, misguided |
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