Vocab 1st Quarter Flashcards


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  • Fabricate
  • To falsify or fake something

2
  • Adroit
  • Skillful, adept, or dexterous

3
  • Accosted
  • to address, speak to, or waylay someone

4
  • Vigilant
  • watchful, observant, or attentive

5
  • Felon
  • a criminal or crook

6
  • Hapless
  • unfortunate or luckless

7
  • Gesticulates
  • flags or indicates something through gestures

8
  • Throng
  • a mass or crowd of people

9
  • Intrepid
  • courageous or fearless

10
  • Laconic
  • pithy or uses few words

11
  • Cajole
  • to coax, woo, or lure someone

12
  • Reticent
  • reserved, withdrawn, or introverted

13
  • Plethora
  • a lot, many, or numerous

14
  • Pretext
  • a ploy or guise

15
  • Furtive
  • secret, sly, or wily

16
  • Irate
  • angry, furious, or mad

17
  • Enhance
  • to increase or add to something

18
  • Rudimentary
  • early or basic

19
  • Nuance
  • a degree or subtle difference

20
  • Avid
  • keen or eager

21
  • Scurrilous
  • low or nasty

22
  • Solace
  • pity or relief

23
  • Belligerent
  • warlike or mean

24
  • Scoff
  • mock or deride

25
  • Octogenarian
  • an old person or an 80-year-old

26
  • Promulgate
  • to drum or sound something

27
  • Feint
  • a ruse or ploy

28
  • Sordid
  • selfish or greedy

29
  • Lacerate
  • to rip or slit something

30
  • Alacrity
  • zeal or speed

31
  • Dregs
  • debris, residue, remains, sediment, scum, or good-for-nothings

32
  • Tangible
  • touchable, material, or physical

33
  • Frenzy
  • wildness or insanity

34
  • Belittle
  • to undervalue or downgrade something

35
  • Intimidation
  • something that is dreadful, alarmed, or shocking

36
  • Disdain
  • arrogance, aversion, or contempt

37
  • Brash
  • bold or assertive

38
  • Castigate
  • to punish, scold, or criticize harshly

39
  • Aspirant
  • an applicant, candidate, contestant, competitor, or someone who aspires

40
  • Pugnacious
  • aggressive

41
  • Duress
  • pressure, constraint

42
  • Pernicious
  • noxious, detrimental

43
  • Tolerate
  • abide, accept

44
  • Elicit
  • exort, extract

45
  • Paucity
  • scarcity, rareness

46
  • Construe
  • understand, read

47
  • Egregious
  • extreme, glaring

48
  • Inexorable
  • relentless, unstoppable

49
  • Duplicity
  • fraud, deceit

50
  • Distraught
  • worried, frightened