Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Mrs. Bolt Vocabulary
Lesson 9
25
English
9th Grade
12/05/2008

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
ambiguous
Definition
having more than one meaning, unclear, uncertain
Term
amiable
Definition
friendly, sociable, and congenial; civil and urbane
Term
crass
Definition
coarse, crude, and unrefined
Term
discursive
Definition
rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly
Term
docile
Definition
easily managed, obedient, passive
Term
estrange
Definition
to alienate, to separate
Term
exonerate
Definition
to free from blame, obligation, or responsibility; to exculpate
Term
gratutious
Definition
given freely, unwarranted
Term
hypothesize
Definition
to reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven
Term
indignation
Definition
anger as a result of something unjust
Term
induce
Definition
to bring on or to bring about
Term
intractable
Definition
stubborn, difficult to manage
Term
introspective
Definition
the quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts
Term
lucid
Definition
easily inderstood, mentally sound
Term
meticulous
Definition
taking great care
Term
misanthrope
Definition
a hater of mankind
Term
munificent
Definition
very generous
Term
plagiarize
Definition
to steal and to use another's writings as one's own
Term
profuse
Definition
extravagantly abundant, flowing freely
Term
recluse
Definition
a person who lives in solitude, a hermit
Term
sated
Definition
satisfied fully, indulged to excess
Term
stupefy
Definition
to dull the senses as to put into a stupor
Term
terse
Definition
concise
Term
transient
Definition
quickly passing, fleeting
Term
virtuoso
Definition
one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant
Supporting users have an ad free experience!