A Letter Flashcards
Escarpment
Steep cliff
Ex.: Please do not fall down the escarpment
Detriment
Demolish/ harm/ damage
Ex.: He worked very long hours to the detriment of his marriage
Munificent
Generosity specially when dealing in money in a big way
Ex.: A munificent gift
Havoc
Great destruction
Ex.: The war caused a great havoc among European societies
Loquacious
Talkative
Acrimonious
Harsh on speech and behavior/ anger
Ex.: The meeting ended in an acrimonious way
Temerity
Reckless confidence
Boorish
A rude or impolite person
Ex.: why is your father so boorish?
Pusillanimous
Coward
Harangue
A long speech
Ex.: He stood on the street corner, haranguing passers-by about the stupidity of the forthcoming war
Addled
Confused
E.: All that drink has addled his brain
Proficient
Able to do something well or skillful
Ex.: English proficiency
Hoax
A practical joke
Ex.: The maia apocalipse was nothing but a big hoax
Querulous
Complaining
Ex.: querulous child
Thwart
To prevent someone from doing what they intended to do
Ex.: The hero once again thwarted the evil’s plan
Addendum
To something added as supplement
Ex.: An addendum to section 4
Query
A question
Ex.: People often confuse querying about a subject with querulous replies
Finicky
Too concerned with unimportant details
Ex.: She is very finicky about what she eats
Behemoth
Something that is very large
Ex.: A behemoth Tv
Flamboyant
Behaving in a confident or exciting way that makes people notice you (showy)
Ex.: His flamboyant dressing style
Laconic
Using very few words
Protracted
To prolong
Ex.: The expenses of a protracted legal battle
A protracted fight
Mountebank
A phony, a fraud, a charlatan
Ex.: A mountebank tricked him into spending all his money on a cheap house
Feeble
Weak
Ex.: She was too feeble to leave the room