Vocabulary Studies 09-10
Set 1
sanguine (adj) cheerfully confident; optimistic.
pecuniary (adj) of or relating to money
recapitulate
(v-tr) to restate briefly; summarize
unctuous
(adj) smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
kowtow
(v-intr) false or exaggerated respect; “brown-nosing”
supercilious
(adj) patronizingly stuck up, conceited
loquacious
(adj) excessively talkative
escarpment (n): a steep bank under a defensible mound
hitherto
(adv): to this point; up until now
indigenes
(n): native animals or plants
Quia Quiz
Activities 1
Set 2
cadence
reverberation (n) shaking and echoing effect that you hear after a loud sound has been made.
mercenary (n) a soldier who is paid to fight
by a country or group that they do not belong to.
*If someone is called a mercenary, they are generally being criticized for doing
something only for money.
surname (n) last name
enigma
(n) mystery, puzzle, something hard to understand
dauntless
(adj) fearless
piousness
(n) having or exhibiting religious reverence, devoutness
meticulously (adv): extremely careful and precise
sordid
(adj): filthy or dirty; foul.
covetous
(adj): extremely desirous to possess; envious
Set 3
incensed (adj) extreme anger or indignation
sacred (adj) entitled to reverence and respect, unique and special
aesthetic distance (n) degree of emotional involvement in a work of art.
meandered (v) to wander aimlessly
obsession (n) a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling
manipulate (v) to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage
redress (v) to set right or make up for
infamous (adj) notoriously evil
voluminous (adj) capable of filling a large volume
vigilante (n) a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime without due process