20 Vocab Words Part 27 Flashcards
feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.
Reverent
a slight objection or criticism.
a play on words; a pun.
argue or raise objections about a trivial matter.
Quibble
a linear mark, slight ridge, or groove on a surface, often one of a number of similar parallel features.
any of a number of longitudinal collections of nerve fibers in the brain.
Striae
speaking or representing the truth.
Veracious
capable of working successfully; feasible.
(of a seed or spore) able to germinate.
BIOLOGY
(of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions.
Viable
speak or act in an evasive way.
Prevaricate
bitter and abusive.
Vituperative
take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.
Supersede
(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.
Recondite
stubborn or unmanageable.
resistant to a process or stimulus.
Refractory
diverging from a previous course or line; erratic.
relating to or along a tangent.
Tangenital
move in a turbulent fashion.
a large number of items in no order; a confused mass.
Welter
consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position.
Relegate
full of twists and turns.
excessively lengthy and complex.
Tortuous
brisk and cheerful readiness.
Alacrity
acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
Prudent
a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing.
Idiosyncrasy
abundant in supply or quantity.
profuse in speech or ideas.
Copious
(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.
(of shoes) worn down at the heel.
Slipshod
relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
Gubernatorial
