3-6 Flashcards
failing to produce the intended result
abortive
spread (a report or rumor) widely
bruit
(of behavior) scornful and insulting; insolent
contumelious
a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
dictum
establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place
ensconce
characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions
iconoclastic
the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the midpoint, rather than the beginning. In an in medias res narrative, the story opens with dramatic action rather than exposition setting up the characters and situation. .
in media res
destructive to both sides in a conflict.
internecine
ineffective or bungling; clumsy.
maladroit
self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
maudlin
exert a modifying or controlling influence on.
modulate
ominous
portentous
the fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge.
prescience
a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something
quid pro quo
health-giving; healthy
salubrious
the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December, which was a period of general merrymaking and was the predecessor of Christmas.
Saturnalia
a piece of fine-grained dark schist or jasper formerly used for testing alloys of gold by observing the color of the mark that they made on it.
touchstone
emotionally disturbing or distressing.
traumatic
spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
vitiate
humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
waggish
