vocab #1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Adamant
Unwilling to change
Abhor
To loathe or hate
Impasse
A position or situation from which there is no escape
Expatiate
To speak or write in detail
Fiat
A formal authorization or decree
Prodigious
Having great ability
Stolid
Not easily stirred or moved mentally
Vagary
An unpredictable or erratic action
Salient
Prominent or conspicuous
Vacillate
To waver in mind or opinion
Fatuous
Foolish or silly
Facetious
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally; sarcastic
Sardonic
Mocking; cynical
Vituperation
Verbal abuse or castigation
Factotum
Any employee or official having many different responsibilities
Perspicacity
Acute mental vision
Enervate
To deprive of force or strength
Vapid
Without liveliness or spirit
Vicarious
To live through another person
Importune
To demand with urgent or persistency