Mar 29

sewoung O. (United States of America)
42 words 0 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. Draconian
    imposing a harsh code of laws
  2. fretful
    nervous and unable to relax
  3. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  4. palmy
    very lively and profitable
  5. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  6. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  7. predilection
    a predisposition in favor of something
  8. derisive
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  9. dreary
    lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
  10. drivel
    saliva spilling from the mouth
  11. drizzle
    very light rain
  12. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  13. repellent
    serving or tending to cause aversion
  14. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  15. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  16. suspension
    the act of hanging something from above so it moves freely
  17. warmonger
    a person who advocates militaristic policies
  18. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  19. patrioteer
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  20. jingo
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  21. flag-waver
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  22. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  23. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  24. wag
    a movement from side to side
  25. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  26. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  27. garble
    distort or make false by mutilation or addition
  28. corpulent
    excessively large
  29. emancipate
    free from slavery or servitude
  30. excise
    remove by cutting
  31. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  32. forgery
    criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument
  33. cronyism
    favoritism shown to friends and associates
  34. repatriate
    send someone back to his homeland against his will
  35. exile
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
  36. maven
    one who is very skilled in or knowledgeable about a field
  37. emollient
    a substance with a soothing effect when applied to the skin
  38. rescission
    the cancellation of a contract
  39. venomous
    extremely poisonous or injurious
  40. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  41. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  42. lavishly
    in a rich and lavish manner
Created on Mon Mar 30 01:34:52 EDT 2009 (updated Fri Apr 03 16:01:58 EDT 2009)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.