Vocab Test 2 (nefarious-ubiquitous) DEFINITION
reputed
(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged
mordant
(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
consumate
(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
overweening
(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
pecuniary
(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
pusillanimous
(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
sumptuous
(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent
primordial
(adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic
mundane
(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
utopian
(adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical
frenetic
(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated
fecund
(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
verdant
(adj.) green in tint or color; immature i experience or judgement
viscous
(adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement of fluidity
jocular
(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
recumbent
(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
esoteric
(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
depraved
(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
unwonted
(adj.) not usual or expected; not in character
incumbent
(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
ubiquitous
(adj.) present or existing everywhere
substantive
(adj.) real, having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
ludicrous
(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
piquant
(adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative
nefarious
(adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards
figment
(n.) a fabrication of the mind; and arbitrary notion
bastion
(n.) a fortified place, stronghold
idiosyncrasy
(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
nettle
(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
stratagem
(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
concord
(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
penchant
(n.) a strong attraction or inclination
nuance
(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
grouse
(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble
fiat
(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
disarray
(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw in disorder
flotsam
(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
verbiage
(n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression
propinquity
(n.) nearness in place or time; kinship
sophistry
(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
ignominy
(n.) shame and disgrace
acuity
(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)
atrophy
(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
exigency
(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
garner
(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
glean
(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
incarcerate
(v.) to imprison, confine, jail
delineate
(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially
hallow
(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
enervate
(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring
