3 Flashcards
Imprudence
(N) not prudent; packing discretion; incautious; rash
Wan
(Adj) showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness; lacking in forcefulness, competence, or effectiveness
Conciliatory
(Adj) to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts; appease, reconcile
Disingenuous
(Adj) lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; insincere
Blithely
(Adv) joyous, gay, or merry in disposition; without thought or regard, carefree, heedless
Bona fide
(Adj) made in good faith without fraud or deceit; made with earnest intent, sincere
Specious
(Adj) deceptive
Monolithic
(Adj) characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity; consisting of one piece
Anathema
(N) a person or thing detested or loathed
Urbane
(Adj) having the polish and suavity regarded as a characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities; reflecting elegance, sophistication