1984 Flashcards
Archaic (adj)
So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Interminable (adj)
Tiresomely long; seemingly without an end
Dissemble (v)
Behave unnaturally or affectedly
Contrive (v)
to create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artifice
Clamor (n)
Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
Disdainful (adj)
Expressing extreme contempt
Furtive (adj)
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Sordid (adj)
Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; dirty/squalid
Repudiate (v)
Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
Subtlety (n)
The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
Supersede (v)
Take the place or move into the position of
Multifarious (adj)
Having many aspects
Vapid (adj)
Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
Heretical (adj)
Departing from accepted beliefs or standards
Tacitly (adj)
By unexpressed agreement