Vocab week 13 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Absolution
(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin (Once all the facts were known, the jury gave Angela absolution by giving a verdict of not guilty.)
accost
(v.)to confront verbally (Though Antoinette was normally quite calm, when the waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the man.)
adept
(adj.) extremely skilled (Tarzan was adept at jumping from tree to tree like a monkey.)
antipathy
(n.) a strong dislike, repugnance (I know you love me, but because you are a liar and a thief, I feel nothing but antipathy for you.)
benevolent
(adj.) marked by goodness or doing good (Police officers should be commended for their benevolent service to the community.)
boisterous
(adj.) loud and full of energy (The candidate won the vote after giving several boisterous speeches on television.)
callous
(adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.)
collusion
(n.)secret agreement, conspiracy (The three law students worked in collusion to steal the final exam.)
cursory
(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial (Late for the meeting, she cast a cursory glance at the agenda.)
depravity
(n.) wickedness (Rumors of the ogre’s depravity made the children afraid to enter the forest.)
egregious
(adj.) extremely bad (The student who threw sloppy joes across the cafeteria was punished for his egregious behavior.)
fathom
(v.) to understand, comprehend (I cannot fathom why you like that crabby and mean-spirited neighbor of ours.)
impeccable
(adj.) exemplary, flawless (If your grades were as impeccable as your sister’s, then you too would receive a car for a graduation present.)
languid
(adj.)sluggish from fatigue or weakness (In the summer months, the great heat makes people languid and lazy.)
maudlin
(adj.) weakly sentimental (Although many people enjoy romantic comedies, I usually find them maudlin and shallow.)
ostentatious
(adj.) excessively showy, glitzy (On the palace tour, the guide focused on the ostentatious decorations and spoke little of the royal family’s history.)
plethora
(n.) an abundance, excess (The wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters piled almost three feet high.)
refurbish
(v.) to restore, clean up (The dingy old chair, after being refurbished, commanded the handsome price of $200.)
salve
(n.) a soothing balm (After Tony applied a salve to his brilliant red sunburn, he soon felt a little better.)
veracity
(v.) to regard with respect or to honor (The tribute to John Lennon sought to venerate his music, his words, and his legend.)
