20 f Flashcards
acrimonious
angry and bitter
“an acrimonious argument”
amicable
friendly, peaceable
“amicable relations”
cogent
clear, logical, and convincing
“his cogent
desultory
lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
“She made a desultory attempt at conversation.”
fatuous
silly and pointless.
“a fatuous idea”
germane
relevant to a subject under consideration. (relevant)
“germane to the subject”
gullible
easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
“he is gullible, and easy to trick”
inebriated
drunk; intoxicated.
“an inebriated drunk”
choleric
bad-tempered or irritable.
“he is choleric and easily provoked”
ostracize
exclude from a society or group.
“she ostracized from the group”
burgeon
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
“burgeoning plains”
“love burgeoned between them”
conflagration
an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.
“the conflagration destroyed the town”
contort
twist or bend out of the normal shape.
“she contorted her body”
ennui
boredom
fulsome
complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree.
“he gave fulsome compliments about the dinner”
