More Vocab Flashcards
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Apocryphal
of doubtful authenticity; fictitious or false.
Balderdash
senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
Catholicity
universality; broad-mindedness.
Coquetry
flirtatious behavior or a flirtatious manner.
Emulous
seeking to emulate or imitate.
Estranged
no longer close or affectionate; alienated.
Iniquity
immoral or grossly unfair behavior; wickedness.
Juggernaut
a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force.
Pedant
a person overly concerned with minor details.
Proprieties
the details or rules of correct behavior.
Reprove
to reprimand or censure.
Sordid
involving ignoble actions; morally distasteful.
Troglodytic
resembling a primitive or secluded lifestyle.
Vicarious
experienced in the imagination through another.
Countenance
a person’s face or facial expression.
Geniality
friendliness or cheerfulness.
Mortify
to cause someone to feel embarrassed or ashamed.
Pallor
an unhealthy pale appearance.
Quaint
attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Transpire
to occur or happen.
