6 Flashcards
Parameter
(N) limit or boundary; some physical property, such as size or color, that determines a thing’s behavior
Inculcate
(V) to imprint (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill
Sanguine
(Adj) cheerfully, confident; optimistic
(Adj) in medieval times referring to the color of blood; red
Hackneyed
(Adj) made commonplace, less significant, and stale by overuse
Mnemonic
(N) any device (like a rhyme or a phrase) meant to make memorizing something easier
Remiss
(Adj) careless, negligent, lax, inconsistent
Fastidious
(Adj) having high and often capricious standards; or reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude
Tangential
(Adj) divergent, digressive
Tremulous
(Adj) affected with timidity; such as nervousness, shakines; exceedingly sensitive
Presentiment
(N) a feeling that something will or is about to happen
premonition
Languid
(Adj) sluggish or listless; indifferent; lacking in vigor or vitality
Affectation
(n) a phony attitude; pose; speech or conduct not natural to oneself
Bravado
(N) A pretense of bravery
Wanton
(Adj) Hard to control; having no just foundation or provocation
Equivocate
(v) to use unclear or ambiguous expressions usually to avoid commitment or mislead