1.6: One Boring World Flashcards
Having worked for years behind a desk, she wanted to leave the MUNDANE world behind for exotic adventures abroad.
Ordinary; typical
(Mund- world)
M
This film was a HACKNEYED remake with a storyline that has been done a hundred times.
Overused; trite
His latest book is widely criticized as VACUOUS and unintelligent.
Lacking substance
(Vac- empty)
V
I don’t understand why his oration was selected at the best; it was so PROSAIC that I nearly fell asleep.
In imaginative; ordinary
P
Christine is the life of the party, but Tom is as INSIPID as they come; hardly anyone wants to talk to him.
Uninteresting; dull; without flavor
(In- not + sapere taste)
I
That show used to be my favorite, but its story lines became so BANAL that I could no longer stand it.
Ordinary; trivial
B
The graphics are simple UDG shapes, movement is slow, the idea is rather PEDESTRIAN.
Commonplace; ordinary
P
The introduction of cheap budget airlines has opened up a previously DORMANT market.
Inactive; sleeping
(Dormire sleep)
D
The critics seemed UNANIMOUS in their verdict - they hated it.
In full agreement
(Un- one + anima mind)
U
Each cake was UNIFORM in size, shape, and color.
Unvarying; always the same
(Un- one + forma form)
U
If we do not not develop EQUANIMITY there is likely to be aversion.
The quality of being even-tempered
(Equa- same + anima mind)
E
Arthur left the choice of weapons to his rival for he was MAGNANIMOUS.
Noble of heart; generous; forgiving
(Manga- great + anima mind)
M
