32 Flashcards
Labile
Liable to change
Easily altered
Traipse
Walk or move warily or reluctantly
Tergiversate
Make conflicting or evasive statement
Change ones loyalties
Berserk
Out of control
Recede
Gradually diminish or move back
Parlous
Full of danger
Semiotic
The study of signs and symbols and their use
Careened
Tilt or lean over
Trundled
Move slowly and heavily
Tarried
Stay longer than needed
Sangfroid
Poise composure or coolness
Mercurial
Sudden unpredictable change in mood
Vainglorious
Excessive pride of oneself or achievement
Fascist
A person who is intolerant and domineering
Apposed
Place something in proximity or juxtaposition
Eremitic
A recluse
Bleated
Speak or complain in a weak way
Cry
Oligarchy
A small group of people having control over an organization
Rectitude
Righteousness
Scruples
A feeling of doubt or hesitation
Turpitude
Depravity wickedness
Stopgap
A temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need
Chronology
Arrangement of events or history
Canonization
Declare to be a saint