PSB-Vocab Practice
Ubiquitous - Being present everywhere
Ulterior - Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
Umbrage - A sense of injury.
Unctuous - Oily
Undermine - To subvert in an underhand way
Trenchant - Cutting deeply and quickly
Trepidation - Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
Trite - Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
Truculence - Ferocity
Truculent - Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
indigenous - native of the land
reticent - keeping ones thoughts and opinions to themselves.
taciturn - silent. (as opposed to verbose or loquacious)
affinity - natural attraction to something.
affliction - pain, suffering, distress.
affluent - someone who is wealthy. An abundance of supply.
bellicose - warlike. aggressive
ambiguous - unclear. same as equivocal meaning uncertain.
animosity - hatred toward something.
arduous - using up a lot of energy, like onerous.
avarice - greedy
brusque - rudely abrupt.
capricious - impulsive and unpredictable
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dubious - arousing doubt
duplicity - intentional deceptiveness.
efface - erase
exacerbate - to irritate
extol - to praise
gluttony - the vice of eating to excess.
gregarious - sociable
hypocrisy - like hypocrite. Criticizing others and not looking at own flaws.
impediment - like and obstacle in the way
lurid - shocking detail
malign - evil
mendacious - dishonest
noxious - harmful
officious - eager to please
opaque - allowing a little light to shine through, but not translucent.
parsimonious - frugal, penurious
pervade - to be in every part of
petulant - how you get when your tired or hungry. Grouchy!!!
philanthropy - charitable and giving
postulate - a requirement
precipitous - sudden or hasty
precursor - an indicator of approaching events
presumptuous - arrogant.
Ubiquitous - Being present everywhere
Ulterior - Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
Umbrage - A sense of injury.
Unctuous - Oily
Undermine - To subvert in an underhand way
Trenchant - Cutting deeply and quickly
Trepidation - Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
Trite - Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
Truculence - Ferocity
Truculent - Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
indigenous - native of the land
reticent - keeping ones thoughts and opinions to themselves.
taciturn - silent. (as opposed to verbose or loquacious)
affinity - natural attraction to something.
affliction - pain, suffering, distress.
affluent - someone who is wealthy. An abundance of supply.
bellicose - warlike. aggressive
ambiguous - unclear. same as equivocal meaning uncertain.
animosity - hatred toward something.
arduous - using up a lot of energy, like onerous.
avarice - greedy
brusque - rudely abrupt.
capricious - impulsive and unpredictable
, PSB-Vocab Practice
dubious - arousing doubt
duplicity - intentional deceptiveness.
efface - erase
exacerbate - to irritate
extol - to praise
gluttony - the vice of eating to excess.
gregarious - sociable
hypocrisy - like hypocrite. Criticizing others and not looking at own flaws.
impediment - like and obstacle in the way
lurid - shocking detail
malign - evil
mendacious - dishonest
noxious - harmful
officious - eager to please
opaque - allowing a little light to shine through, but not translucent.
parsimonious - frugal, penurious
pervade - to be in every part of
petulant - how you get when your tired or hungry. Grouchy!!!
philanthropy - charitable and giving
postulate - a requirement
precipitous - sudden or hasty
precursor - an indicator of approaching events
presumptuous - arrogant.
