austrere
(aw-STEER)
adj. showing self-control when it comes to foreging luxuries; stern in manner and appearance
- austere ----> stern
avaricious
(a-vuh-RIH-shus)
adj. greedy
- visious and avaricious
frugal
(FROO-gul)
adj. careful with money; not prodigital or wasteful
- few money spent when fugal.
mercenary
(MUR-suh-nehr-ee)
adj. thinking only fo money-making
- me in mercenary indicates self.
miserly
(MY-zur-lee)
adj. careful with how money is spent
- miserly is often used in a negative way. think miserable or unhappy.
parsimonious
(par-suh-MOE-nee-us)
adj. overly careful with how money and reasources are spent
- someone is parsimonious when they make money and put it in their purse
penurious
(puh-NOOR-ee-us)
adj. relating to great poverty
- penny
thrifty
(THRIF-tee)
adj. showing care with how money and resouces are spent or used
- being thrifty is often beneficial: "It's nifty to be thrifty!"
adversity
(ad-VUR-suh-tee)
n. great trouble or difficulty
conflagration
(kahn-fluh-GRAY-shun)
n. a great fire, an inferno (underworld)
- GREY!!!! -----> unhappy
confounding
(kun-FOUN-ding)
adj. puzzling; baffling
- a slant rhyme can be "confusing"
cryptic
(KRIP-tik)
adj. hidden; hard to understand
- crypt means cave. cave writings are pretty confusing.
debacle
(dee-BAH-kul)
n. a terrible failure or breakdown
enigma
(eh-NIG-muh)
n. a riddle or mystery
labyrinth
(LA-buh-rinth)
n.a maze from which it is very hard to free oneself
precarious
(prih-CARE-ee-us)
adj. dangerous or risky; uncertain
quagmire
(KWAG-my-ur)
n. a difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground
- mires are soggy, wet ground and is hard to get out of.
quandary
(KWAN-duh-ree)
n. a confusing or puzzling situation
turbulence
(TUR-byoo-luns)
n. great unrest; turmoil or disorder
- turning situation
turmoil
(TUR-moyl)
n. tumult
baneful
(BANE-ful)
adj. causing ruin; harmful; pernicious
deleterious
(deh-luh-TI-ree-us)
adj. harmful to one's hearth or overall welfare
- imagine something so powerful that it can delete its victum
detrimental
(deh-truh-MEN-tl)
adj. harmful
devious
(DEE-vee-us)
adj. dishonest or deceptive; tricky
- devil
iniquitous
(in-NIH-kwuh-tus)
adj. showing lack of fairness; wicked; vicious
malicious
(mul-LIH-shus)
adj. intending th hurt or harm another
- mal- means bad in latin
nefarious
(nih-FEHR-ee-us)
adj. very mearn and wicked
odious
(OH-dee-us)
adj. revolting in a disgusting way; evil
ominous
(AH-muh-nus)
adj. pertaining to an evil omen; foreboding
pernicious
(puhr-NI-shus)
adj. very destructive or harmful
- peril
rancorous
(RANG-kuh-rus)
adj. deeply gateful or spiteful
virulent
(VIHR-uh-lunt)
adj. extremely poisonous, deadly, full of spiteful hatred
- viruses can be deadly
berate
(bih-RATE)
vb. to scold in a harsh tone
carp
(KARP)
vb. to find fault; to be critical
- a "carping carp" finding fault in the murky waters
castigate
(KAS-tuh-gate)
vb. to scold or punish severely
- punishing someone by casting a gate on top of them would be severe
censure
(SEN-shur)
vb. to criticize strongly
chastise
(chas-TIZE)
vb. to punish or scold harshly
deprecate
(DE-prih-kayt)
vb. to show mild disapproval
deride
(dih-RIDE)
vb. to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at
- ridicule
- to ride on someting can be mocking
impugn
(in-PYOON)
vb. to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable
- pugnatious to attack
rebuff
(rih-BUF)
vb. to snub; to bluntly refuse
- to buff off the request
rebuke
(rih-BYOOK)
vb. to scold sharply
reprove
(rih-PROOV)
vb. to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold
unbraid
(up-BRAYD)
vb. to scold bitterly