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Costa Vocab List 4
English 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adage | a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth. A saying. |
| Auspicious | seems like a good sign for the future, suggesting things will turn out well. Lucky; promising; encouraging; favorable. |
| Conspicuous | standing out so as to be clearly visible. Visible; noticeable. |
| Cow | to make someone feel frightened or too nervous to do something; to intimidate them into backing down. Intimidate; bully; threaten. |
| Credence | belief in or acceptance of something as true. Acceptance; belief; confidence. |
| Decry | to publicly denounce. Denounce; condemn; criticize. |
| Docile | ready to accept control or instruction. Submissive; compliant; obedient. |
| Feckless | lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible. Worthless; incompetent; inept. |
| Gregarious | fond of company. Sociable; social; companionable. |
| Incessant | continuing without pause or interruption. Ceaseless; interminable; uninterrupted. |
| Intractable | hard to control or deal with. Unmanageable; uncontrollable; ungovernable; out of control. |
| Introspective | given to examination of one’s own conscious thoughts and feelings. Inward-looking; self-examining. |
| Jocular | fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful. Humorous; witty; comical; amusing. |
| Maelstrom | a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river. Whirlpool; vortex; eddy; swirl. |
| Myopic | nearsighted; lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight. Short-sighted; near-sighted; unimaginative; narrow-minded. |
| Opulence | great wealth or luxuriousness. Luxuriousness; lavishness; richness. |
| Pejorative | expressing disapproval or a word/phrase with negative, insulting, or put-down meaning. Insulting; degrading; slur; put-down. |
| Propriety | behaving in a way that is proper, polite, and socially acceptable. Decency; appropriateness; decorum. |
| Tacit | understood or implied without being stated. Implicit; understood; implied. |
| Vexed | feeling annoyed, frustrated, or troubled by something that keeps bothering you. Annoyed; irritated; frustrated. |