18 Flashcards
Execrable
Extremely bad or unpleasant
Euphuism
Highly elaborated way of writing or speaking
Euphemism
A mild word used to replaces very bad one
Expound
Present and explain
Divagate
Stray and digress
Reproof
Blame or disapproval
Fandom
A fan of someone or something
Hysteria
Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotions
Peculiar
Strange or odd
Demonized
Portray as wicked or threatening
Dismissed
Treat as unworthy for consideration
Deified
Worship, regard or treat as a god
Aver
State or assert to be the case
Contortion
Twist or bend out of it’s normal shape
Unconscionable
Not right or reasonable
Epoch
A period of time in history of a persons life
Preposterous
Contrary to reasoning or commonsense
Addled
Unable to think clearly
Confused
Slanderous
False and malicious
Hysterical
Uncontrolled emotion
Extreme laugh
Abreast
Along side
Side by side
Akimbo
With harms on the hip and elbows turned outwards
Lackey
A servant being obsequious and readily serving
Mercenary
A person mainly concerned with making money or material at the expense of ethics
A soldier hired to fight for another country’s army
