7-9 definitions Flashcards
harsh or bitter in dispostion, speech, or manner
acrimonious
different from the usual or standard; hard to identify or classify because of abnormality
anomalous
involving hard labor; to test one’s endurance
arduous
irrelevant to the present topi; a nonessential part
extraneous
unauthentic or fabricated
factitious
involving untrue info that harms someones rep
libelous
physically or morally harmful
noxious
occurring or appearing after one’s death
posthumous
lacking in courage; characterized by weakness of spirit
pusilanimous
given to complaining; full of complaints
querulous
harsh-sounding or loud; rambunctious and rowdy
raucous
taken or dome stealthily or secretly; unauthorized
surruptitiously
turned away in mind or feeling; opposed to
averse
showing caution; watchful on all sides; attentive to everything that may affect action or deccision
circumspect
the elements or parts of; composed
constituent
deserving blame
culpable
deprived of the barest necessities of life; living in absolute poverty
destitute
to reveal; to show plainly; to prove
manifest
observable without being concealed
overt
to make impossible by previous action; prevent
preclude
one who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion
recluse
withdrawn from the world
recluse
in the mentioned order
respectively
a looking back on the past; a review of something past
retrospect
a belief, doctrine, or principle held as true
tenet
extravagent actions
antics
causing death, destruction, or ruin; very harmful
baneful
request or favor; a blessing
boon
government through bureaus run by nonelective officials; government officials collectively
bureaucracy
a person who delights in an art or science in an amateurish or superficial way; a superficial amateur
dilettante
exhibiting unstable behavior
flighty
too bright or glaring; showy
garish
a long, noisy, or scolding speech
harangue
tearfully or effusively sentimental
maudlin
composed of various colors or elements
motley
one who makes an ostentatious display of knowledge; one who gives undue attention to the trivial details of learning but has little interest in practical affairs
pedant
