Vocab, batch #2 (26-50) Flashcards
(25 cards)
Hoard
to accumulate or stash away
Replete
gorged with food, sated
Superfluous
unnecessary
Surfeit
excess, over indulgence
Precarious
unstable, insecure
Vacillation
wavering, going back and forth
Paucity
small amount/number
Penchant
a strong taste or liking
Prodigal
wasteful
Versatile
capable of doing many things
Truncate
shorten by cutting off
Yearnings
deep longings
Debunk
to expose the falseness of someone/something
Elusive
cleverly avoiding or escaping
Infallible
unable to be proven wrong
Innocuous
causing/intending little or no harm
Quibble
to make a minor objection
Preclude
to make impossible
Rebuttal
reply to a criticism or challenge
Tacit
implied, not stated outright
Trite
overused, lacking freshness
Unbiased
without prejudice
Aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
Esoteric
known by a select few