Vocabulary I Flashcards
abstruse
(adj) hard to understand / clear
ex: ~ theories
affinity
(n) attraction / dislike
ex: he has an ~ for the music of Berlioz
cantankerous
(adj) grumpy / good-naturad
coddle
(v) pamper, spoil / neglect
def: treat in an indulgent or overprotective way
compunction
(n) shame / lack of regret
ex: spend the money without ~
convene
(v) come together / adjourn
ex: he had ~ed a secret meeting of military personnel.
denizen
(n) inhabitant
ex: ~s of field and forest
deplore
(v) strongly regret /rejoice
ex: we ~ this act of violence
exhilarating
to enliven; invigorate; stimulate:
The cold weather exhilarated the walkers.
fortuitous
(adj) unplanned /deliberate
ex: the similarity may not be simply ~
glorify
(v) praise /insult
homogeneous
(adj) uniform /heterogeneous
ludicrous
(adj) absurd /logical
ex: it is ~ that I have been fined
obsequious
(adj) overly attentive /insubordinate (disobedient to orders)
ex: they were served by ~ waiters
polemical
(adj) controversial /undisputed
ex: the first of his ~ essays against modernism
