Details Title: act vocab Description: vocab words in seminar Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 01/26/2009 07:54:08		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional General Vocab Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term vacuous Definition showing no intelligence or thought having no meaning or direction;empty Term chaff Definition 1. the stiff strawlike part of grains such as wheat, oats, rye 2. to make good-natured fun of someone 3. worthless material; detritus Term bemoan Definition to moan about or weep for; mourn Term acclaim Definition 1. to welcome with loud approval; praise highly 2. a shout or show of approval Term yielding Definition 1. not resisting; compliant 2. not stiff or rigid; easily bent or shaped Term wanton Definition 1. reckless, heartless, or malicious; without reason or excuse 2. not moral; lewd, lascivious Term defalcate Definition to steal or misuse money or property entrusted to one's care Term virtuoso Definition 1. a person skilled in the techniques of an art, esp. playing a musical instrument; by extension, a person with a cultivated appreciation of artistry 2. showing mastery in artistic skills Term unwitting Definition not knowing; unaware; unintentional Term erstwhile Definition former Term toady Definition 1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent 2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile Term expurgate Definition to remove objectionable words or passages from a document