Vocab For English

Front 1

to make more certain; confirm

Back 1

corroborate

Front 2

a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion

Back 2

bedlam

Front 3

to give emphasis or prominence to; to accent

Back 3

accentuate

Front 4

capable of having the desired result of effect; effective

Back 4

efficacious

Front 5

to retard in movement or progress by means of hindrances or obstacles

Back 5

impede

Front 6

deserving blame

Back 6

censuarable

Front 7

to make repeated and insistent demands upon

Back 7

dun

Front 8

having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition

Back 8

perceptive

Front 9

mental or emotional stability of composure; calmness

Back 9

equanimity

Front 10

to delay

Back 10

procrastinate

Front 11

prominent or conspicious

Back 11

salient

Front 12

dirogatory statement

Back 12

invective

Front 13

to grow

Back 13

accrue

Front 14

passing aimlessly from one subject to another; ramble

Back 14

discursive

Front 15

inhabitant

Back 15

denizen

Front 16

to sparkle or twinkle

Back 16

scintillating

Front 17

characterized by or requiring a sitting posture

Back 17

sedentary

Front 18

making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, or righteousness

Back 18

sanctimonious

Front 19

charming

Back 19

winsome

Front 20

put into your own words

Back 20

paraphrase

Front 21

distorted image

Back 21

caricature

Front 22

pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

Back 22

ostentatious

Front 23

to captivate or charm

Back 23

enthrall

Front 24

shrewd or prudent in practical matters; diplomatic

Back 24

politic

Front 25

diversity of elements

Back 25

motley

Front 26

a loud sound

Back 26

clangor

Front 27

dealing with very profound, difficult, or subject matter

Back 27

recondite

Front 28

seemingly sound but not so

Back 28

specious

Front 29

greed or avarice

Back 29

cupidity

Front 30

perceivable, tangable

Back 30

palpable

Front 31

very generous

Back 31

munificent

Front 32

deadly

Back 32

pernicious

Front 33

to satisfy

Back 33

satiated

Front 34

a model or pattern of excellence

Back 34

paragon

Front 35

old fashioned

Back 35

dowdy

Front 36

over decorated, reddish

Back 36

florid

Front 37

suave; usually used to describe males

Back 37

debonair

Front 38

demanding a response, controversial

Back 38

provacative

Front 39

repetition

Back 39

inculcate

Front 40

before the flood

Back 40

antediluvian

Front 41

less serious

Back 41

extenuate

Front 42

accidental

Back 42

fortuitous

Front 43

dictatorial, overbearing

Back 43

imperious

Front 44

to force upon or impose unjustifiably

Back 44

foist

Front 45

adorn, decorate

Back 45

garnish