1 Flashcards
Arrogate: To take or claim (something
such as a right or privilege) without justification.
Balabour: (Historical) A day laborer
especially in the building trades.
Carping: Characterized by persistent petty and unwarranted criticism.
Coherent: Logically connected and consistent.
Congeal: To solidify or thicken
especially by cooling.
Emulate: To match or surpass (a person or achievement)
typically by imitation.
Encomium: A speech or piece of writing that warmly praises someone or something.
Germane: Relevant to a subject under consideration.
Intransigent: Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
Invidious: Likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others; unfairly discriminating.
Largesse: Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
Substantiate: To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
Taciturn: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Temporize: To avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
Tenable: Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
Accost: To approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
Animadversion: Criticism or censure.
Celerity: Swiftness of movement; rapidity.
Halcyon: Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
Histrionic: Excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style.
Incendiary: (Of a device or attack) designed to cause fires.
Myopic: Nearsighted; lacking imagination
foresight
Overt: Done or shown openly; plainly apparent.
Pejorative: Expressing contempt or disapproval.
Propriety: The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals.
Sacrilege: Violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
Summarily: In a summary manner; without the customary formalities.
Suppliant: A person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority.
Undulate: To move with a smooth wavelike motion.
Talisman: An object thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
