Vocab 5th/6th 6weeks Flashcards
(30 cards)
Quandary
A state of uncertainty or confusion or perplexity
Idiosyncratic
Something peculiar to an individual
Deleterious
Having a harmful effect
Injurious
Ambivalent
Simultaneously felling opposing feelings such as love and hate
Diverge
To differ in opinion or character
To deviate
Disparate
Fundamentally distinct or different
Spurious
Not genuine
False
Capricious
Impulsive and unpredictable in behavior
Equivocate
To use unclear or ambiguous language in order to mislead or avoid commitment
Substantiate
To establish by proof or evidence
Misconstrue
Interpret words or actions incorrectly
Veracity
Conformity to facts, accuracy
Habitual truthfulness
Condone
Accept and allow something to continue
Prosaic
Unimaginative
Dull
Prudent
Exercising good judgement or common sense
Stoic
Indifferent to pleasure or pain
Impassive
Malice
Extreme ill will or spite
Discern
To detect or perceive often using the senses of the mind
Petulant
Impatient irritation
Childishly sulky
Facetious
Irritable and quarrelsome
Acerbic
Bitter
Harsh
Caustic
Autonomous
Separate
Independent
Cursory
Hastily done
Superficial
Superfluous
Extra
More than
Enough
Redundant
