Vocabulary List 5 – Definitions
adamant adj. Unyielding; inflexible / -ant is adj. suffix
apprise v. To give notice to; tell
banal adj. Lacking in originality, freshness, or novelty; trite
credibility n. Believability; plausibility / -ity suffix for a quality, comes from root ‘cred’ = believe
cynical adj. Critical and distrustful of human nature and motives / -al is traditional adj. suffix
feral adj. Savage; wild / -al is adj. suffix; often used with description of animals
furtive adj. Secretive; surreptitious / also common as adv. furtively
garish adj. Gaudy; tacky; flashy / adv. Garishly, often refers to manner or clothing
irascible adj. Touchy; cranky; marked by hot temper and easily provoked to anger
stealth n. The quality or state of being secretive, sly, or surreptitious / adv. stealthily
adamant adj. Unyielding; inflexible / -ant is adj. suffix
apprise v. To give notice to; tell
banal adj. Lacking in originality, freshness, or novelty; trite
credibility n. Believability; plausibility / -ity suffix for a quality, comes from root ‘cred’ = believe
cynical adj. Critical and distrustful of human nature and motives / -al is traditional adj. suffix
feral adj. Savage; wild / -al is adj. suffix; often used with description of animals
furtive adj. Secretive; surreptitious / also common as adv. furtively
garish adj. Gaudy; tacky; flashy / adv. Garishly, often refers to manner or clothing
irascible adj. Touchy; cranky; marked by hot temper and easily provoked to anger
stealth n. The quality or state of being secretive, sly, or surreptitious / adv. stealthily
