28 Flashcards
Premonitory
A strong feeling that something is about to happen
Accentuate
Make more noticeable or prominent
Rhapsody
An enthusiastic and ecstatic expression
Direr
Extremely serious or urgent
Eerie
Strange and frightening
Panglossian
A person who is optimistic regardless of circumstance
Supercilious
Behaving or looking as though one is superior to the other
Nefarious
Wicked or criminal
Implode
Collapse
Encomiastic
A person who publicly praises or flatter someone else
Prudish
Having tendency to be irritated or shocked by sexual or nudity matters
Ethos
Spirit of culture or era
Avant garde
New experimental ideas
Conjecture
An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Disgruntled
Angry or dissatisfied
Savant
A learned person or a distinguished scientist
Dystopian
Denoting an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad
Consumerism
Promotion of interest of customers
Stately
Dignified unhurried manner
Fiasco
A thing that is a complete failure
Debacle
A complete failure
Hedonist
A person who believes the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life
Patsy
A person who is easily taken advantage of
Tact
Adroitness when dealing with someone
