Barron's 1 Flashcards
poseur
poerson who affects an attitude to impress others
reverent
expressing deep respect, worshipful
ostentatious
showy; pretentious
avocation
secondary occupation
disseminate
to spread; scatter; disperse
purport
to profess, suppose, claim
virtuoso
someone with master skills, expert musician
repine
fret, complain
saturnine
gloomy
sylvan
related to the woods or forest
physiognomy
facial features
defame
to malign; harm someone’s reputation
primordial
original; existing from the beginning
confound
to baffle; perplex; mix up
cloister
to confine; seclude
default
to fail to act
log
record of a voyage; record of daily activities
modicum
limited quantity
travail
work, especially arduous work
indigence
poverty
guise
outward appearance; false appearance
machiavellian
crafty; double-dealing
autonomous
self-governing; independent
lilliputian
extremely small
broach
to mention for the first time
proscribe
to condemn, forbid, outlaw
transient
temporary, fleeting
delineate
to represent or depict
emollient
soothing; mollifying
sodden
thoroughly soaked, saturated
