College Skills #6 VocabularySeniors

concave• Curving inward

convex• Curving outward

copious• Abundant, plentiful

deciduous• Losing leaves in the fall

demean• To degrade, humiliate, humble

dolt• idiot

enumerate• To count, use, itemize

exotic• Foreign, romantic, excitingly strange

fiasco• A disaster, utter failure

flamboyant• Flashy, exciting, dazzling

hiatus• A break, an interruption, a vacation

impediment• A barrier, obstacle, speech disorder

insatiable• Never satisfied

inundate• To cover with water, to overwhelm

jaundice• Yellowish color, discoloration of the skin

malice• Animosity, spite, hatred

motley• Many colored, composed of diverse parts

opaque• Impervious to light, difficult to understand

panacea• A cure all

paragon• Model of excellence or perfection