1101-1150 Flashcards
naivete
having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge; innocent or simple
aphorism
a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea; adage
infuriate
enrage; anger
superficial
concerned only with what is obvious or apparent; not thorough or complete
distinct
different in a way that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc,; noticeably different
fragile
easily broken or damaged
montage
a work of art that is made up of several different kinds of things
skew
to change so that it is not true or accurate; to distort or bias
ethereal
light; heavenly; unusually refined
contrary
on the contrary also quite the countrary
introvert
a shy person
aboveboard
open, honest, and legal
pompous
showing an exaggerated air of importance
predominate
to be greater in number or amount than other types of people or things; more important, successful, or noticeable than other people or things
outlet
something that people use to express their emotions or talents
recast
to present in a different way
impassive
without feeling imperturbable; stoical
decrepit
old and in bad condition or poor health
comprehensible
able to be understood
extraneous
not pertinent; irrelevant
prosecute
to hold a trial against a person who is accursed of a crime to see if that person is guilty
pose
to be or create
emblem
an object or picture used to suggest a thing that cannot be shown
destablize
to make unstable
falter
to begin to fail or weaken
exempt
not required to do something that others are required to do
ceaseless
seeming to never stop; continuous or constant
phlegmatic
calm; not easily disturbed
vibrant
having or showing great life, activity, and energy
ingenue
an innocent girl or young woman
turbid
swollen; distended
innumerable
too many to be counted; very many
weaned on
to accustom to
exacting
very difficult or demanding
myopic
only caring about things that are happening now or that relate to a particular group rather than things that are in the future or that relate to many people
maladroit
very awkward; not skillful
figurehead
a person who is called the head or chief of something but who has no real power
deteriorate
to become worse as time passes
salvage
to save
nocturnal
done at night
analogy
a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way
debacle
sudden downfall; complete disaster
headlong
without taking time to think about your actions
constrain
to limit or restrict
mural
wall painting
abrade
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
noted
famous or well-known; notable
monotonous
arousing no interest or curiosity
unravel
disentangle; solve