31-45 Flashcards
Disdainful
actively and openly showing scorn, disgust, or contempt for inferiors
discursive
moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
dreamy
having the characteristics of a dream, as in vague, abstracted, or observing
earthy
realistic, rustic, coarse, unrefined; showing a hearty acceptance of the facts of life
elegiac
expressing sorrow or lamentation print (an elegy is a mournful poem)
emotional
given to strong feelings
epistolary
involving letters or missives
erudite
Learned, scholarly
eulogistic
involving formal praise in speech or writing, usually in honor of someone dead
evocative
having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
facetious
Amusing but light, frivolous
farcical
humorous in a light way; comedy of high exaggeration
fatalistic
believing that everything that happens is destined and beyond individual control
fervent
expressing warmth, passionate enthusiasm, or intensity of spirit
flamboyant
conspicuously bold or colorful