Vocabulary Flashcards
(33 cards)
What does Churlish mean?
(Adj)
Boorish or vulgar.
What does Staid mean?
(Adj)
Showing dignity.
What does Lurid mean?
(Adj)
Shocking; explicit.
What does Cogent mean?
(Adj)
Convincing; reasonable.
What does Asperity mean?
(N)
Roughness or harshness; Severity
What does Lionize mean?
(V)
To assign a great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity.
What does Vitiate mean?
(V)
To corrupt morally; to contaminate.
What does Recalcitrant mean?
(Adj)
Stubbornly resistant; showing opposition.
What does Ameliorate mean?
(V)
To make better; to improve.
What does Dilatory mean?
(Adj)
Tending to delay or procrastinate.
What does Culpable mean?
(Adj)
Deserving blame or condemnation; guilty.
What does Penultimate mean?
(Adj)
Next to last.
What does Frenetic mean?
(Adj)
Wildly excited.
What does Recrimination mean?
(N)
A counter accusation.
What does Blithe mean?
(Adj)
Carefree and lighthearted.
What does Tacit mean?
(Adj)
Indicated but not expressed; implied silently.
What does Probity mean?
(N)
Confirmed integrity; respectability.
What does Veneer mean?
(N)
A thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse.
What does Indolent mean?
(Adj)
Lazy
What does Timorous mean?
(Adj)
Timid
What does Abhor mean?
(V)
To really hate.
What does Digression mean?
(N)
Straying from main point
What does Emulate mean?
(V)
Following someone else’s example.
What does Prudent mean?
(Adj)
Careful, wise.
