AW 5 Flashcards
1
Q
Meritorious
A
Deserving a reward of praise
2
Q
Defunct
A
Having ceased to exist or live
3
Q
Gambit
A
A calculated, risky opening move
4
Q
Pretext
A
An excuse; a strategy intended to conceal something
5
Q
Modulate
A
To adjust or regulate
6
Q
Grandiloquent
A
Using excessively fancy or pompous words
7
Q
Discursive
A
Passing aimlessly from one subject to another; rambling
8
Q
Cabal
A
A small group of secret plotters
9
Q
Iconoclast
A
One who attacks and seeks to destroy widely accepted ideas
10
Q
Ingenuous
A
Candid and sincere; OR innocent and naïve
