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Vocab for Midterm (62 Karten)

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Apathy

Lack of emotion or interest

Prodigal

wasteful

Guile

Cunning

disdain

contempt

enigma

mystery

Inferred

implied, as a conclusion

virulent

very harmful

Provincial

Narrow minded

Servile

overly submissive, cringing like a servant

anarchy

Lack of gov, chaos

refute

To disprove

discord

disagreement

monotonous

uniform

trivial

unimportant, insignificant

Profound

Deep, insightful

enhance

improve, augment

provocative

exciting, attracting attention

banal

common, dull, ordinary

depravity

Moral Corruption

extol

to praise

erratic

irregular

insipid

bland, boring, tasteless

euphony

pleasant sound

reprove

to scold; to find fault with

pessimism

gloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win

Cursory

Hasty, not through

Miser

Someone who hoards money

Jocular

Joking

Fracas

Uproar, brawl

Caricature

A satiric portrait or representation

Corroborate

To confirm

Precarious

Dangerously unstable

Expository

Explanatory

Bolster

To support, to prop up

Daunt

To intimidate, to discourage

Profligate

Extremely wasteful, wildly extravagant

Inclined

Tending toward one direction

Uniform

Constant, without variety

Perceptive

Having keen understanding, discerning

Superficial

Shallow, on the surface only

Lucid

Clear, easy to understand

Immune

Safe from harm, protected

Aesthetic

Concerned with art or beauty

Ambiguous

Having more than one meaning, vague

Fervent

Passionate

Vagrant

A wandering homeless person, a tramp

Undermine

To weaken, to wear away the foundation of

Oblivious

Unaware, Unconscious

Indifferent

Not caring one way or the other, lacking a preference, neutral

Obscure

Unclear, clouded, partially hidden, hard to understand

Objective

Without bias

Revere

To worship, to honor

Discriminate

To differentiate, to make a clear distinction, to see the difference

Embellish

To add details, to exaggerate

Denounce

To speak out against, to condemn

Innovate

To be creative, to introduce something new

Stagnant

Not moving

Candid

Honest, frank

Impartial

Unbiased, neutral

Discern

To distinguish one thing from another

Ostentatious

Showing off

Contentious

Quarrelsome

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Oberthema: English

Thema: Midterm Vocabulary

Veröffentlicht: 14.01.2013

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