Vocab Flashcards
(26 cards)
acrimony
Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.
ambidextrous
Able to use both hands with equal facility.
ascertain
To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation
assuage
To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve.
congenital
Of or relating to a condition that is present at birth, as a result of either heredity or environmental influences:
contentious
Given to contention; quarrelsome.
dictum
An authoritative, often formal pronouncement
disparage
To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way.
elucidate
To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
invective
Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation
irascible
Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered
mollify
To calm the anger of; soothe or appease
myopic
A visual defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their images are focused in front of the retina rather than on it.
nebulous
Cloudy, misty, or hazy
obstreperous
Noisily unruly or defiant
obstreperous
To make less severe or intense; mitigate.
palliate
To make less severe or intense; mitigate.
pestilence
A usually fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
A pernicious, evil influence or agent.
spurious
- Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine: spurious poems attributed to Shakespeare.
- Not trustworthy; dubious or fallacious: spurious reasoning; a spurious justification.
- Archaic Born to unwed parents.
tacit
Not spoken: indicated tacit approval
Implied by or inferred from actions or statements: Management has given its tacit approval to the plan.
Archaic Not speaking; silent.
temerity
Excessive boldness or rashness; foolhardiness or recklessness.
umbrage
Offense or resentment
undulate
To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion
vapid
Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull:
