100 Extreme Flashcards
Amalgamation
A combination
Abstemious
Sparing in consumption, ESP of food and drink
Analgesic
Capable of relieving pain
Antropocentrism
Theory that regards humans as the central element of he universe
Avuncular
Resembling an uncle in kindness or indulgence
Bromide
A common saying
Byzantine
Highly complex or intricate
Cacophony
Harsh jarring sound
Calumny
A false statement intended to harm someone’s reputation
Canonical
Authorized or accepted
Chicanery
The use of tricks to deceive someone
Churlish
Rude and vulgar
Circumlocution
Indirect way of expressing something
Concomitant
Existing or occurring at the same time
Corpulent
Excessively fat
Cumbersome
Clumsy awkward and heavy
Demarcate
To set mark or draw the boundaries of something
Disenfranchise
To deprive of voting rights
Draconian
Harsh and severe
Egalitarian
Characterized by the belief in equal rights for all people
Egregious
Outrageously bad or offensive
Emollient
Having a softening or soothing effect ESP to he skin
Ephemeral
Lasting a very a short time
Epistolary
Relating to letters