37 Flashcards
Fatuous
Silly and pointless
Disconcerting
Feel unsettled
Cads
A man who behaves dishonorably especially to women
Dirges
A lament for the dead
Floes
A sheet of floating ice
Fibs
A lie
Teeming
Be full of something
Immaterial
Unimportant irrelevant
Tenet
A principle or believe
Innuendo
An oblique remark
Contrapuntal
With two or more melodic lines
Ballast
Heavy material
Rationality
Based on reason or logic rather than factual
Sop
A thing given or done to appease someone
Asseveration
Declaration of something
Titillation
Arousal of interest or excitement
Simulacrum
An image or representation of someone or something
Acumen
Ability to make good judgement and quick decisions
Garland
Adorn or crown
Rend
Tear into pieces
Makeshift
Serving as a temporal substitute
Modish
Conforming to or following what is currently fashionable
Defeasible
Open to revision or objection
Anemic
Lacking vitality or spirit