Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards
(20 cards)
Affable
(adj) courteous, pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Amorphous
(adj) shapeless, without definite form;
of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
Aura
(n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere);
a distinctive air or personal quality
Choleric
(adj) a quick tempered or irritable disposition, with being highly energetic and ambitious (mad scientist vibes)(victor frankenstein that you?)
Think Eccentric
Contemptuous
(adj) showing contempt;
scornful
Think Insulting or Disrespectful
Contraband
(n) illigal traffic, smuggled good;
(adj) illegal, prohibited
Incisive
(adj) intelligent;
clear-thinking, focused
Infer
(v) to find out by reasoning;
to arrive at a conclusion based on thought;
to hint, suggest, imply
Inscrutable
(adj) Incapable of being understood;
impossible to see through physically
Insular
(adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island;
narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
Irrevocable
(adj) incapable of being changed or called back
Ominous
(adj) giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen;
threatening;
inauspicious (unlikely to be successful)
Querulous
(adj) peevish, complaining, fretful
Remonstrate
(v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
Repudiate
(v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
Resilient
(adj) able to return to an original shape or form;
able to recover quickly
Reverberate
(v) to re-echo; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Revolted
(adj) disgusted;
(past v) to rebel
Scurrilous
(adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed (think scurrilous sailor)
Think bully
Sedulous
(adj) persistent, showing industry and determination (not to be confused with seditious xD)
Think Diligent
