abstruse adjDifficult to understand unclear concealed Einsteins theories were so abstruse they were esoteric affable AdjFriendly courteous amiable Someone with an affable nature is not likely to have anger management issues ID: 705699
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Vocabulary Lesson 3
Abstruse to vilifySlide2
abstruse
adj.--Difficult to understand; unclear; concealed
Einstein’s theories were so
abstruse they were esoteric.Slide3
affable
Adj.--Friendly; courteous; amiable
Someone with an
affable
nature is not likely to have anger management issues.Slide4
audacity
noun--Excessive boldness; daring; brashness
I can’t believe you have the
audacity to talk back to your mother like that!Obama ran for President on the slogan “the audacity of hope.”Slide5
contrite
Adj
--Extremely apologetic; remorseful
Tiger was
contrite
when the news of his affairs went public.Slide6
credulous
Adj
-Gullible; believing almost anything
Small children can be extremely
credulous
; it is easy to fool them.Slide7
depravity
Noun--Moral corruption; a wicked or perverse act
The criminal was completely
depraved; he videotaped himself butchering his victims and sent the tapes to the victims’ families.Slide8
deprecate
Verb--To express disapproval; belittle
Candy is always so negative; she
deprecates
others all the time.Slide9
didactic
Adj
--An instructive approach; teaching
Even when chatting with friends, the teacher could not break the habit of talking in a
didactic
manner
.Slide10
dormant
Adj
--Inactive; sleeping
The trees went into a dormant stage during the winter.Slide11
enigmatic
Mysterious; puzzling
It is better to be considered a bit enigmatic than banal.Slide12
erudite
Scholarly; extremely smart
The erudite professor was known to give esoteric lectures. Slide13
exotic
Foreign; unfamiliar
Her exotic eyes had all the guys
wondering about her ethnicity.Slide14
fuseTo mix or join; usually by melting
She was able to fuse together the wires in order to deprogram the computer.Slide15
immutable
Adj
--Not changing; opposite of capricious
His faith in God was
immutabl
e; no one or nothing could shake his resolve.Slide16
incorrigible
Adj.--Incapable of being reformed or improved
The jury agreed that the young boy who had been recruited in a gang since he was seven was
incorrigible
.Slide17
loathe
Verb---To hate or detest
I
loathe
eating my Grandma’s chili; it is so bland.Slide18
mitigateTo alleviate or make less severe
The judge considered the boy’s cruel upbringing as a
mitigating
circumstance before sentencing him to nine months in prison.Slide19
nullifyVerb--To negate; cause not to be in effect
After I realized I had joined the gym for life, I wanted to
nullify
the contract.Slide20
pacifistic
Adj
--Opposed to war or use of force
Many people assumed the President would be
pacifistic
and were surprised he supported the war in Afghanistan.Slide21
pretentious
Adj
--Self-important; making an extravagant, outward show of something; ostentatious
The country mouse was put off by the city mouse’s pretentious ways.Slide22
prologue
Noun--Introductory remarks in a speech, play, literary work; introductory action
In the
prologue to Beowulf, the author mentions The Hero’s Journey.Slide23
recant
Verb--To withdraw, retract, or repudiate a statement
He
recanted
his testimony after he realized how damaging it would be to his family.Slide24
servile
Adj
--Subservient; slavish; obsequious
Their religion taught that women should be servile to men.Slide25
trepidation
Noun--Fear, trembling; agitation
Many students have feel trepidation toward the SAT exams.Slide26
vilify
verb--To malign or defame; deprecate; disparage
The exchange student was
vilified
by the clique of mean girls for having dated one of the girls’ former boyfriends.