Vocab Flashcards
(27 cards)
Mollified
To soften in feeling or temper, pacify, appease
Capricious
given to sudden and odd changes (could be in mood/behavior)
Antonyms: constant, steady
Appease
To bring to a state of peace, quiet, calm or contentment
Recriminations
An accusation in response to one from someone else
Indignant
Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what you feel is unfair perceive
Nostalgia
A sentimental longing for the past, typically for a place with happy associations and memories
Filibustered
An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs FIX NOT DONE
Devoid
Entirely lacking or free from
Temporize
Avoid making decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
Vacuity
Lack of intelligence
Naïve
Showing lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement
Rhetoric
The art of effective persuasion (sometimes with figurative speech)
Vindictive
Showing a strong desire or unreasoning for revenge
Petulant
Childishly sulky or bad behaviored
Treacly
To disgust or sicken someone with excess of sweetness with sentimentally or flattery
Cursory
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Myriad
A countless or extremely great number
Adept
Very skilled or proficient at something
Quelled
To put to end a (rebellion or other disorder with force)
Conflagration
An extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property
Fortified
Strengthened (with defense against an attack)
Deleterious
Causing harm or damage
Articulated
Having two or more sections connected by a flexible joint
Consummate
Adj: Showing a high degree of skill or flair, complete, perfect
