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Vocabulary List 7

Vocabulary List

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Vocabulary List 7

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    1. Vocabulary List #7 601. rancorous Having deep-seated enmity or ill-will 602. garrulous talkative; loquacious, voluble 603. patrician noble, aristocratic; the upper-class of ancient Rome 604. chagrin distress caused by failure or disappointment 605. circumspect careful; cautious; looking things over carefully before acting. 606. halcyon calm; peaceful 607. sapient wise, discerning 608. arrogate to assume or claim as ones own but proudly 609. enamored fondly in love; charmed; fascinated 610. jesuitical crafty in argument; talking like a Jesuit

    2. Vocabulary List #7 611. devotee one devoted to a cause or activity 612. blas not caring because of overindulgence 613. gossamer a filmy spiders web 614. peregrination a wandering; a traveling or going about. 615. indicative designating or pointing out 616. commensurate equal in measure; proportional; corresponding to 617. augment to enlarge or increase (something) 618. refractory unmanageable; unruly; resisting ordinary treatment 619. siren a seductive and destructive woman 620. patronage support or encouragement; condescension

    3. Vocabulary List #7 621. rou a rake; a debauchee 622. rapacity sate of being predatory or grasping 623. lightsome nimble, graceful; frivolous or fickle 624. pathos ability of art to awaken pity and sympathy or tender sorrow 625. functionary an official; one who has a government function 626. covenant a solemn agreement 627. rectitude uprightness; moral straightness 628. magnate a tycoon; a big industrialist 629. supercilious haughty; stuck-up 630. persona a character in a drama

    4. Vocabulary List #7 631. nonce a particular occasion or purpose 632. incipient just beginning 633. afflatus inspiration; a divine impulse 634. waif a stray person or animal; a homeless child 635. qualm a pang, especially a pang of conscience 636. complaisance a desire to please or oblige; affability 637. mercantile pertaining to merchants or trade 638. avoirdupois a system of weights 639. lionize to treat as an object or great interest or importance 640. reproof rebuke or criticism

    5. Vocabulary List #7 641. exodus a going out; a leaving (mass) 642. maunderings slow and idle wanderings; act of speaking disconnectedly 643. interstices spaces that intervene between 644. expostulate to reason earnestly with a person for purposes of discussion or remonstrance ( expostulation) 645. quandary a dilemma 646. delude to mislead the mid or judgment of; to trick 647. amenities conventional social nicities 648. abate to become weaker or less; to get smaller 649. pythoness a woman who practices divination; a prophetess 650. bravado a false show of bravery

    6. Vocabulary List #7 651. perfidy act of violating ones trust or promise; treachery (adj. perfidious) 652. tractable capable of being led, taught, or controlled; docile 653. ire anger; wrath 654. panacea a cure-all 655. salacious having the propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous 656. begilded coated with gold; given a fair outer appearance 657. droll having a different sense of humor; amusing but strange 658. roseate tinged with the color rose 659. vestibule a room between the outer door and the interior of a building 660. nonplussed puzzled; baffled; having ones judgment confounded

    7. Vocabulary List #7 661. deign to stoop; to condescend to give 662. plausible superficially fair or reasonable; possible but not valid; specious 663. pomp formal splendor; a show of magnificence (adj. pompous) 664. sine que non an absolute necessity (without which not) 665. judicious wise; governed by sound judgment; prudent 666. elite a special or select group 667. portly corpulent and dignified in appearance 668. raiment clothing in general; garments 669. vogue style; fashion (in vogue) 670. obsequious cringing; fawning; kissing up

    8. Vocabulary List #7 671. bower a rustic cottage or retreat; a leafy shelter of boughs, vines, etc 672. equanimity calm temper; composure; evenness of mind 673. desultory jumping form one thing or subject to another without rational connection; rambling 674. novitiate the state of being a novice; apprenticeship 675. napery household line, especially table linen 676. akimbo with hands on hips and elbows out 677. inveigh to utter severe denunciations (against) 678. gratuities tips; freely given rewards 679. affray a brawl; a tumultuous quarrel 680. divan a large low couch (without back or ends)

    9. Vocabulary List #7 681. tonsorial pertaining to a barber or his work 682. unkempt not combed; disheveled 683. nonchalance an attitude of not showing enthusiam; coolness 684. snag-froid coolness under pressure 685. disconsolate dejected; sad; (unable to be consoled) 686. aspersions insults (to cast aspersions) 687. stultify to frustrate, invalidate, or make futile; to put roadblocks in front of 688. surfeit excess, oversupply, superfluity 689. lassitude weariness; listlessness; languor 690. redolent exuding a fragrance; full of particular smells

    10. Vocabulary List #7 691. blazonry a dazzling display like a pageant 692. wroth highly incense; wrathful 693. irascible quick to anger; quick-tempered 694. asknace with disapproval or distrust; obliquely (to look askance at) 695. chic fashionable 696. epaulets military shoulder ornaments 697. hostelry an inn or hotel 698. circuitous roundabout; indirect 699. motley varied in color; composed of various types 700. paltry trivial; meager; inferior

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