0651-0675 Flashcards
fervent
adj. filled with strong emotion
fetter
n. a restraint
v. to restrict or restrain
garrulous
adj. overly talkative (esp. about unimportant topics)
gauche
adj. unsophisticated; lacking manners
germane
adj. relevant to the matter at hand
glib
adj. spoken in a smooth, unconcerned manner
adj. informal to the point of being insincere
glutton
n. a person who eats in excess
grandiloquent
adj. extravagant and pompous in speech
gratuitous
adj. unwarranted or unnecessary
gregarious
adj. outgoing and friendly
adj. tending to live in communities
guile
n. trickery or duplicity
hyperbole
n. exaggeration
iconoclast
n. one who challenges generally accepted beliefs and traditions
idiosyncrasy
n. a peculiar way of behaving or thinking
idyll
n. a scene of simple and tranquil nature
n. a short poem aout such a scene
immutable
adj. not susceptible to change
imperious
adj. proud and arrogant
impetuous
adj. hasty and lacking in thought
impetus
n. a force that encourages or pushes forward a certain activity
n. a force that moves an object
implacable
adj. impossible to calm or satisfy
inert
adj. not able to move
adj. having no energy or interest
adj. chemically inactive
infallible
adj. incapable of error
ingenuous
adj. unable to mask feelings
adj. lacking worldliness; innocent and unsuspecting
iniquitous
adj. wicked or unjust
