Key Terms Group 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Aberrant
Deviating from the norm
Abscond
To steal off and hide
Alacrity
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
Approbation
Approval or praise
Assuage
To ease or lessen
Austere
Without adornment
Axiomatic
Taken as a given
Canonical
Following traditional standards
Capricious
Inclined to change one’s ind impulsively
Censure
To criticize severely
Chicanery
Trickery or deceit
Convoluted
Complex
Disabuse
To undeceive; set right
Discordant
Conflicting
Disparate
Fundamentally distinct
Effrontery
Extreme boldness; presumptuousness
Eloquent
Well spoken
Enervate
To weaken
Ennui
Dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
Equivocate
To use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
Erudite
Very learned; scholarly
Exculpate
To exonerate / clear of blame
Exigent
Pressing; demanding
Extemporaneous
Improvised