Semester 2 Vocabulary List #2
Semester 2 Vocabulary List #2
1. ambitious: (adj.) having a strong desire for success or achievement
2. anxiety: (n.) the state of fearing or anticipating a misfortune
3. audacious: (adj.) disposed to venture or take risks
4. bitter: (adj.) proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
5. candid: (adj.) openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
6. cavalier: (adj.) given to haughty disregard of others
7. contentious: (adj.) showing an inclination to disagree
8. curious: (adj.) eager to investigate and learn more
9. dejected: (adj.) affected or marked by low spirits
10. deference: (n.) courteous regard for people's feelings
11. disparagement: (n.) communication that belittles somebody or something
12. dominating: (adj.) exhibiting superior power
13. engaging: (adj.) attracting or delighting
14. exuberant: (adj.) joyously unrestrained
15. fleeting: (adj.) lasting for a markedly brief time
16. flippant: (adj.) showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
17. grave: (adj.) serious or weighty in nature; somber
18. heroic: (adj.) having qualities appropriate for brave figures
19. imposing: (adj.) impressive or intimidating in appearance
20. insolent: (adj.) arrogant; insulting
21. intense: (adj.) existing to a heightened degree
22. irreverent: (adj.) showing lack of due respect or veneration
23. jealous: (adj.) suspicious or envious of another
24. methodical: (adj.) characterized by orderliness
25. momentous: (adj.) of very great significance
26. negative: (adj.) characterized by denial or opposition or resistance
27. obsequious: (adj.) attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
28. obstinate: (adj.) marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
29. ominous: (adj.) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
30. oppositional: (adj.) being against something that one disagrees with
31. outspoken: (adj.) given to expressing oneself freely or insistently
32. pernicious: (adj.) exceedingly harmful
33. petulant: (adj.) easily irritated or annoyed
34. placid: (adj.) not easily irritated
35. positive: (adj.) characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
36. quarrelsome: (adj.) given to arguing
37. rancorous: (adj.) showing deep-seated bitterness
38. receptive: (adj.) open to arguments, ideas, or change
39. reckless: (adj.) having a disregard for danger or consequences
40. reluctant: (adj.) not eager
41. sanguine: (adj.) confidently optimistic and cheerful
42. serious: (adj.) of great consequence
43. seductive: (adj.) tending to entice into a desired action or state
44. severe: (adj.) unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
45. sinister: (adj.) wicked, evil, or dishonorable
46. somber: (adj.) grave or even gloomy in character
47. smug: (adj.) marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
48. undermine: (v.) to weaken or oppose secretly
49. vexed: (adj.) troubled persistently with annoyances
50. vituperative: (adj.) marked by harshly abusive criticism