51-75 Flashcards
euphemisim
an inoffensive word substituted for one considered offensively explicit; mild word substitution
dilatory
slow
indiscreet
lacking discretion or tact; imprudent
boisterously
in a rough way
contingency
possibility
inviolate
not violated; intact
portentous
exciting wonder and awe; prodigious
vicariously
in a sympathetic way
presumptuous
impertinently forward or confident; arrogant
expostulate
the act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition; protestation
grail
the legendary cup or chalice used by Christ at the last supper and searched for by midieval knights
strata
plural of stratum(a level of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
corroborate
to support or confirm
interminable
tirelessly long; endless
garrulous
talkative