30/08 Flashcards
Hit Parade 4
Contiguous
(Adj) sharing border; touching; adjacent
Credulous
(Adj) tending to believe too readily; gullible
Cynicism
(N) an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
Decorum
(N) polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
Fawn
(V) to flatter or praise excessively
Flout
(V) to show contempt for, as in rule or convention
Glib
(Adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
Glib
(Adj) marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial
Hubris
(N) overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance
Impetuous
(Adj) harshly or rashly energetic;impulsive and vehement
Inimical
(Adj) damaging; harmful; injurious
Inimical
(Adj) damaging; harmful; injurious
Laconic
(Adj) using few words; terse
Maverick
(N) an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
Mercurial
(Adj) characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood
Mollify
(V) to calm or soothe; to reduce in emotional intensity
Neophyte
(N) a recent convert; a beginner; a novice
NOOB
Obfuscate
(V) to deliberately obscure; to make confusing
Obstinate
(Adk) stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising
Ostentatious
(Adj) characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy
Pervade
(V) to permeate throughout
Presumptuous
(Adj) overstepping due bounds (as of proprietary or courtesy) ; taking liberty
Pristine
(Adj) pure; uncorrupted; clean
Proclivity
(N) a natural predisposition or inclination
Profligate
(Adj) excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant
Propensity
(N) a natural inclination or tendency; penchant
Penchant
(Adj) a strong habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
Quixotic
(Adj) foolishly practical; marked by lofty romantic ideals
Quotidian
(Adj) occurring or recurring daily; commonplace
Rarefy
(V) to make thin; less dense ; refine
Recondite
(Adj) hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure
Refulgent
(Adj) radiant; shiny; bri
Renege
(V) to fail to honor a commitment; go back on a p
Sedulous
(Adj) diligent; persistent; hardworking
Tacit
(Adj) implied; not explicitly stated
Tout
(V) to publicly praise or promote
Trenchant
(Adj) sharply perceptive; keen: penetrating
Trenchant
(Adj) sharply perceptive; keen: penetrating
Unfeigned
(Adj) genuine; not false or hypocritical
Untenable
(Adj) indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable
Vacillate
(Adj) to waver indecisively between one course of action and opinion and another
Vacillate
(Adj) to waver indecisively between one course of action and opinion and another
Variegated
(Adj) multicoloured; characterized by a variety of patches of different color
Vexation
(N) annoyance; irritation
Vigilant
(Adj) alertly watchful
Vituperate
(V) to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely;
