Entourage Vocabulary Flashcards

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699219718	Admonish	to gently scold or advise someone
699219719	Affinity	a strong attraction or preference
699219720	Appropriate	to take possession of something; to annex; to usurp by force; to expropriate
699219721	Archetype	a perfect example
699219722	Brevity	brief, short, concise
699219723	Cacophony	a harsh or unpleasant sound
699219724	Carp	to complain, often annoyingly
699219725	Conventional	traditional, ordinary, commonplace
699219726	Circumlocution	the act of speaking in a very roundabout, indirect manner, often to evade an issue
699219727	Conflagration	an inferno; an enormous fire or conflict
699219728	Deficit	a lack of something, usually money
699219729	Emblematic	representative
699219730	Encroach	to trespass; to intrude; to cross borders or boundaries, often used figuratively
699219731	Exacerbate	to make something bad, often a situation, even worse
699219732	Eulogy	a speech of praise, often at a funeral
699219733	Idyllic	picturesque, pleasing to the eye, often used to describe settings towns or nature
699219734	Immutable	unable to be changed
699219735	Impotent	powerless
699219736	Incessant	unceasing; unable to be stopped or quelled
699219737	Insatiable	incapable of being satisfied
699219738	Insolent	rude
699219739	Irreverent	lacking respect, often used to describe a style of humor
699219740	Litigious	prone to lawsuits; eager to sue people
699219741	Malinger	to pretend to be sick to avoid duty or work
699219742	Morose	sullen or gloomy
699219743	Naïve	innocent or credulous; gullible
699219744	Nepotism	the use of favoritism in securing a job, obtaining a position due to friendship or family relation
699219745	Nostalgia	longing for things past; looking back at the past with fondness and wistfulness
699219746	Obfuscate	to make something unclear or hidden, often used figuratively
699219747	Opulent	wealthy; something that ostentatiously indicates or displays great wealth
699219749	Orthodox	conventional or traditional
699219752	Outmoded	unfashionable or obsolete
699219754	Palliate	to soothe; to make something less severe
699219756	Panache	style; possessing flair in appearance or action
699219758	Pedestrian	average and ordinary, almost always used pejoratively
699219760	Peevish	irritable, querulous, or annoyed
699219763	Perfunctory	performing something without energy or enthusiasm; "going through the motions"
699219765	Poignant	touching, moving, deeply affecting
699219767	Promulgate	to declare or proclaim something publicly
699219768	Prudent	careful or cautious
699219769	Pugnacious	combative, quarrelsome
699219770	Ramification	a consequence or outcome; an offshoot
699219771	Rebuke	to harshly criticize
699219772	Reticent	shy or quiet, reluctant
699219773	Salient	conspicuous; something that is really noticeable or prominent
699219774	Servile	submissive; acting like a slave or servant
699219775	Surreal	seeming unreal; having the intense quality of a dream
699219776	Tenable	defensible; justifiable by argument
699219777	Trepidation	extreme fear or apprehension
699219778	Urbane	polite or sophisticated