Adjectives Flashcards
Innocuous
Harmless; inoffensive; uninteresting
Capricious
Fanciful, witty; erratic
Arbitrary
Having unlimited power or control; irrelevant
Venal
Able to be bribed or purchased
Tendentious
Having or showing a bias, tendency
Fractious
Irritable, easily angered, unruly
Antithetical
Directly opposed or contrasted; opposite
Superfluous
Unnecessary, needless, extravagant, excessive
Profligate
Shamelessly immoral, extravagant
Impetuous
Impulsive, violent, rash action or emotion
Sartorial
Of or pertaining to tailors (clothing) or style/ manner of dress
Inimical
harmful, hostile, unfriendly
Didacticism
Intended for instruction, instructive
Pellucid
Clear; cleAr in meaning, expression, or style
Prolixity
Long and wordy; speaking or writing at great or tedious length
Obsequious
Compliant, obedient
Intransigent
Uncompromising, inflexible
Fortuitous
Accidental; lucky, fortunate
Indecorous
Violating generally accepted standards of food taste; unseemly
Vociferous
Crying out noisily
Restive
Restless, uneasy; stubborn, refusing to go forward
Trite
Lack of freshness because of constant use; stale; worn by use
Disparate
Dissimilar, different
Prosaic
Dull, commonplace; unimaginative