21-35 Flashcards
Capitulate
To surrender; cease resisting
Nihilsm
Disbelief in religion or moral principles
Pecuniary
Financial; monetary; fiscal
Quiescent
Not aroused; inactive; tranquil; still
Penurious
Stingy; miserly; poverty stricken; needy
Pragmatic
Concerned with practical values; sensible; basic
Ordure
Crap; filth; excrement
Nefarious
Abominable; wicked in extreme; vicious; evil
Copious
Abundant plentiful
Formidable
Arousing fear or dread; difficult to overcome
Precursor
Predecessor; forerunner; warning
Nirvana
In buddhism, the state of perfect blessedness; heaven; paradise; rapture, bliss
Quandary
Doubt; uncertainty; state of perplexity or difficulty; dilemma
Platitude
A trite remark; a cliche; a phrase that no longer carries any meaning
Noctambulist
One who walks in their sleep