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
pneumatic
of, operated by, or filled with air
fortuitously
in an accidental way
amorphous
without definite form, general or vague
pasquinade
a lampoon posted in a public space, satirical writing
adventitious
not inherent; accidental; foreign
transitory
existing only briefly; short-lived
aesthetic
of or pertaining to the sense of the beautiful; artistic
commensurate
corresponding in scale; proportionate
orgastic
intensely exciting
septic
putrid; rotten; decaying