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CPC Vocab #6
College Prep Composition Vocabulary List #6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| altruistic | showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others |
| analogous | similar or alike in some way; equivalent to |
| brevity | briefness; short duration |
| castigate | to punish severely; to criticize severely |
| deplorable | shockingly bad, worthy of condemnation |
| feral | wild (and menacing; has a negative connotation) |
| fidelity | the quality of being faithful |
| flippant | Lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| garish | glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way |
| genial | cordial, pleasantly cheerful or warm, friendly |
| grandiose | impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; showy, overly grand |
| heinous | Very wicked, offensive, hateful |
| impugn | to call into question; to attack as false |
| insular | isolated; narrow or provincial; OR of an island |
| jocularity | good-natured, playful joyousness |
| jollity | feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor |
| mandate | Verb: to make mandatory; to give authority or Noun: a command; or, the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory |
| pompous | puffed up with vanity, over-confident, arrogant |
| prodigious | immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| vacuous | complacently or inanely foolish; devoid of a point |