Vocab List 3 & 4

Front 1

ludicrous

Back 1

adj.
causing laughter because something is absurd or ridiculous; laughably absurd
ex.
He looked so ludicrous he won an award for it.

Front 2

callow

Back 2

adj.
young and inexperienced; immature
The callow teacher made a mistake while teaching.

Front 3

blithe

Back 3

adj
merry;cheerful;happy
The blithe dog ran to it's owner

Front 4

nepotism

Back 4

n.
favoritism shown to relatives, especially in securing jobs
The man was accused of nepotism when he gave the president position to his relative.

Front 5

malign

Back 5

v
to speak of evil of; to slander
It is not good to malign in the presence of god.

Front 6

posthumous

Back 6

adj.
occurring after death; published after the author's death
the poet was rewarded a with posthumous medal.

Front 7

heinous

Back 7

adj.
outrageously evil or wicked
Even though my friend did an heinous crime i couldn't bring myself to tell the cops.

Front 8

clandestine

Back 8

adj.
kept secret or hidden especially for some illegal purpose;secretive
The clandestine activities were soon taken care of by the police.

Front 9

Refute

Back 9

V.
To disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something
I didn't know that she could refute so many cases.

Front 10

Cursory

Back 10

Ask.
Hasty,hurried or not thorough
Her cursory way of making her project resulted a fail.