Vocab 16 Flashcards
inept
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment, maladroit, generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent; inappropriate
mendacious
telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful. false or unture
tenuous
thin or slender in form as a tread, lacking a sound basis as reasoning; unsubstantiated; unsubstantial
torpor
sluggish inactivity or inertia; lethargic indifference; apathy; state of suspended physical powers and activities; dormancy
predilection
a tendency to think favorable of something in particular; partiality; preference
rankle
to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful
maraud
to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty; to raid for plunder
ingratiate
to establish oneself in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort
perverse
willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary; cantankerous; persistent or obstinate in what is wrong; turned away from or rejecting what is right, good, or proper
dissemble
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of; to put on the appearance of; feign
begrudge
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of; to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow
intimation
the act of intimating, or making known directly. a hint, suggestion
replete
abundantly supplied or provided; filled; stuffed or gorged with food and drink; complete
pugnacious
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative
malleable
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers; adaptable or tractable
