Vocab Tri One And Two

Front 1

grandiloquence

Back 1

speech that is lofty in tone

Front 2

gregarious

Back 2

fond of the company of others; sociable.

Front 3

hackneyed

Back 3

lost significance from being overused

Front 4

hapless

Back 4

unfortunate

Front 5

harangue

Back 5

lengthy and aggressive speech

Front 6

hegemony

Back 6

influence or authority over others

Front 7

iconoclast

Back 7

a person who is against commonly believe concepts or ideas

Front 8

ignominious

Back 8

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

Front 9

impassive

Back 9

not feeling or showing emotion

Front 10

imperious

Back 10

assuming authority without showing justification

Front 11

impertinent

Back 11

rude

Front 12

impervious

Back 12

unable to be affected by something

Front 13

impetuous

Back 13

done quickly without thought or care

Front 14

impinge

Back 14

to have an effect

Front 15

implacable

Back 15

relentless or unstoppable

Front 16

impudent

Back 16

not showing respect for another person

Front 17

inchoate

Back 17

just begun and so not fully formed

Front 18

incontrovertible

Back 18

unable to be denied or disputed

Front 19

indefatigable

Back 19

persisting tirelessly

Front 20

ineffable

Back 20

indescribable with words

Front 21

inexorable

Back 21

impossible to stop or prevent

Front 22

ingenuous

Back 22

innocent and unsuspecting

Front 23

ingenious

Back 23

clever, original and inventive

Front 24

inimical

Back 24

unfriendly or hostile

Front 25

iniquity

Back 25

immoral behavior

Front 26

insidious

Back 26

treacherous or crafty

Front 27

intransigent

Back 27

unwilling to agree with something

Front 28

inure

Back 28

take effect

Front 29

invective

Back 29

insulting language

Front 30

inveterate

Back 30

long established and unlikely to change

Front 31

jubilant

Back 31

showing great joy

Front 32

juxtaposition

Back 32

the act of placing two things side by side to compare them

Front 33

laconic

Back 33

using very few words

Front 34

languid

Back 34

slow, lazy, and relaxed

Front 35

largess

Back 35

the generous giving of gifts

Front 36

latent

Back 36

capable of being exposed

Front 37

legerdemain

Back 37

deception or trickery

Front 38

licentious

Back 38

lacking legal or moral restraints

Front 39

limpid

Back 39

unclouded and clear

Front 40

maelstrom

Back 40

powerful whirlpool

Front 41

magnanimous

Back 41

very generous or forgiving

Front 42

malediction

Back 42

curse

Front 43

malevolent

Back 43

having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Front 44

manifold

Back 44

of many kinds

Front 45

maudlin

Back 45

weakly sentimental

Front 46

mawkish

Back 46

sentimental in a feeble way

Front 47

mendacious

Back 47

not telling the truth or lying

Front 48

mercurial

Back 48

having a rapid change in temper

Front 49

modicum

Back 49

small amount

Front 50

morass

Back 50

swamp or complicated situation

Front 51

multifarious

Back 51

many and various types

Front 52

munificence

Back 52

characterized by great generosity

Front 53

myriad

Back 53

a great number

Front 54

nadir

Back 54

the lowest point of something

Front 55

nascent

Back 55

just coming into existence

Front 56

nefarious

Back 56

wicked or criminal

Front 57

neophyte

Back 57

beginner or novice

Front 58

obdurate

Back 58

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion

Front 59

obfuscate

Back 59

to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligble

Front 60

oblique

Back 60

not straightforward

Front 61

obsequious

Back 61

extremely obedient

Front 62

obstreperous

Back 62

noisy and difficult to control

Front 63

obtuse

Back 63

slow to understand

Front 64

odious

Back 64

extremely unpleasant

Front 65

officious

Back 65

intrusively enthusiastic in offering help

Front 66

opulent

Back 66

wealthy

Front 67

ostensible

Back 67

stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

Front 68

palliate

Back 68

make less severe or less pleasant without relieving the cause

Front 69

pallid

Back 69

lacking in color

Front 70

panacea

Back 70

remedy or cure all

Front 71

paragon

Back 71

model of excellence

Front 72

pariah

Back 72

outcast

Front 73

parsimony

Back 73

the state of being stingy

Front 74

paucity

Back 74

scarcity

Front 75

pejorative

Back 75

word or phrase that has negative connotations

Front 76

pellucid

Back 76

clear

Front 77

penurious

Back 77

extremely poor

Front 78

perfidious

Back 78

deceitful and untrustworhy

Front 79

perfunctory

Back 79

carried with a minimum effort

Front 80

pernicious

Back 80

having a armful affect

Front 81

perspicacity

Back 81

mental keenness

Front 82

pertinacious

Back 82

holding firmly to an opinion or course of actio

Front 83

plethora

Back 83

an overabundance or excess

Front 84

quagmire

Back 84

a difficult situation

Front 85

querulous

Back 85

complaining in a whining manner

Front 86

quixotic

Back 86

exceedingly idealist

Front 87

retrospection

Back 87

the act of reflecting on the past

Front 88

rancor

Back 88

bitter, resentment

Front 89

rebuke

Back 89

express sharp disapproval because of their actions

Front 90

recalcitrant

Back 90

having an uncooperative attitude towards authority

Front 91

rectitude

Back 91

morally correct behavior

Front 92

sacrosanct

Back 92

sacred or holy

Front 93

sagacity

Back 93

wisdom

Front 94

torpid

Back 94

mentally or physically inactive, dormant