English 2HB Vocab List 3

verisimilitude

the appearance of being true or real; something that only appears to be true or real

veritable

being truly and very much so; used to emphasize a figurative concept

veracity

the truth, accuracy, or precision of something the truthfulness or honesty of somebody

verity

the quality of being true or real

immortality

able to have eternal life or existence; very famous and likely to be remembered for a long time

mortified

to make somebody feel deeply ashamed and humiliated

moritician

funeral director

remorse

a feeling of being sorry for doing something bad or wrong; a feeling of guilt

mortuary

a room or building in which dead bodies are kept until they are buried or cremated

verdict

the decision made by a jury in a trial; a judgment or opinion about something

pulchritude

physical beauty

gambol

to run or jump in a lively way

demur

to delay or try to avoid doing something because of personal reservations or objections; to object mildly to something that you do not want to do but have been asked to do

indiscretion

lack of tact or good judgment; something said or done that is tactless or unwise

finite

having an end or limit

inveterate

fixed in a habit or practice, especially a bad one; firmly established and of long standing

unimpeachable

very reliable and trusted; not able to be doubted or questioned

enigma

like a riddle; somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood

patronize

to give money or support to someone or something; to talk to someone in a way that shows you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people

gauche

clumsy; lacking grace or tact in social situations

impudent

showing a lack of respect and excessive boldess

fiasco

a total failure, especially a humiliating or ludicrous

vulnerable

open to physical or emotional harm; easily persuadable or liable to give in to temptation

buttress

a structure built against a wall in order to support or strengthen it

sanguine

cheerful and hopeful

elegiac

having a mournful quality (especially in a work of art)

diffident

lacking confidence and not feeling comfortable around people

abstruse

hard to understand

capitulate

to stop fighting an enemy or opponent or surrender (often after negotiation of terms)

triumvirate

a group of three people who share a position or power