24 Flashcards
1
Q
Spurious
A
False or counterfeit
2
Q
To objurgate
A
To scold
3
Q
To slight
A
To insult by ignoring
4
Q
Augury
A
Omen
5
Q
Trope
A
Conventional idea
6
Q
Anodyne
A
something that soothes, calms, or comforts
//The sweetness of sojourn there … was an anodyne for the sorrows the pilgrims had endured …
7
Q
Persnickety
A
Fussy about small details
8
Q
Précis
A
Summary of a larger work, abstract
9
Q
Moot
A
Having no particular significance
10
Q
To trounce
A
To beat severely
