vocab

• What does "acrimonious" mean?


  Angry, bitter
• What is the meaning of "adroit"?


  Skillful
• Define "affable".


  Friendly
• What does "alimentary" refer to?


  Nourishment, sustenance
• What is an "amalgam"?


  Mixture, blend
• What does "ambivalent" mean?


  Mixed feelings
• What does "ameliorate" mean?


  Make better
• Define "amicable".


  Agreeable
• What is an "anachronism"?


  From another time
• What does "aplomb" refer to?


  Assurance, self-confidence
• What does "arid" mean?


  Dry out
• Define "ascetic".


  Abstinent, non-indulgent
• What does "assuage" mean?


  To ease
• What is an "autocrat"?


  A ruler with absolute power
• What does "avarice" mean?


  Extremely greedy
• Define "axiom".


  Accepted truth
• What does "beatitude" refer to?


  State of bliss
• What does "beleaguer" mean?

  To cause problems for
• What is a "belle"?


  Give false impression
• Define "belligerent".


  Hostile
• What does "benediction" mean?


  Blessing
• What does "bowdlerize" mean?


  Censor, expurgate
• What does "brazen" mean?


  Bold
• Define "brusque".


  Abrupt in one's mannerisms
• What is a "bungler"?


  Amateur, incompetent
• What does "cacophony" mean?


  Harsh mixture of sounds
• Define "capacious".


  Spacious
• What does "castigate" mean?


  To punish
• What does "caustic" mean?


  Corrosive; sarcastic
• Define "cerebral".


  Intellectual
• What does "chaff" refer to?


  Worthless thing; husk of corn
• What is "chicanery"?


  The use of deception
• Define "chimerical".


  Illusory, imagination
• What does "compunction" mean?


  Feeling remorse
• What does "concomitant" mean?


  Naturally accompanying
• Define "coniferous".


  Needle-like or scale-like
• What does "conjecture" mean?


  Guess, speculation
• What does "consternation" mean?


  Anxious, dismayed
• Define "contentious".


  Likely to cause argument
• What does "contiguous" mean?


  Next, together