Vocab 1 Flashcards
Piety
Noun
The boy had been raised in a religiously-centered home, so he grew up with much piety.
Devotion to religious duty
Dedication, passion
Carelessness
Assuaged
Verb
The girl had been worried about the test, but her friends had assuaged her.
Eased, calmed, relieved.
Alleviate, suppress
Aggravate
Dictum
Noun
The King gave a dictum, and it was quickly followed through with.
Authoritative decree
Order, decree
Nonchalant
Taciturn
Adjective
The girl was very taciturn, and it was often difficult for her to make friends.
Silent, not inclined to talk
Quiet, hushed
Loquacious
Unsullied
Adjective
The book was unsullied, and still contained the smell of fresh paper and a strict spine.
New and in perfect condition
New, untarnished
Broken
Imprudent
Adjective
The boy was imprudent, and often got into trouble because of his actions.
Indiscreet, lacking in discretion
Indiscreet, inappropriate
Appropriate
Vapid
Adjective
The book was vapid, but Mary forced herself to finish it so she could work on her report.
Lacking in liveliness, dull
Dull, boring
Fun
Malevolent
Adjective
The malevolent boy kicked the girl to the ground, grabbed her bag, and ran away laughing.
Vicious, evil
Vicious, cruel
Kind
Morbid
Adjective
The murder had been very morbid, and many detectives hadn’t been able to stand the scene.
Grisly, gruesome
Grisly, gruesome
Appropriate
Predilection
Noun
She had a predilection of books to movies.
Preference
Preference, bias
Unbiased
Flivver
Noun
The flivver surged down the dust road.
A small, cheap automobile.
Volvo, Bug
Porsche
Nebulous
Adjective
The nebulous marble hit the wall.
Unclear
Cloudy, translucent
Transparent
Illicitly
Adverb
They stood outside the gas station, smoking and drinking illicitly.
Unlawfully; against the rules
Illegally, under the table
Lawfully
Entailment
Noun
The daughter believed she would inherit all of her parents’ land, but the was an entailment.
Restriction on how property can be inherited.
Restriction, law
Vexations
Noun
She had many vexations and was usually very anxious.
Worries; troubles
Troubles, worries
Pleasantry
