Bujjamma Jan'15-Jun'15 Flashcards
Opulent
Lush, luxuriant;
Her opulent tenants are a one way ticket to get her rich.
Penumbra
A half shadow
A penumbra is formed during a partial eclipse, when the moon and sun are in a partial angle.
Serendipity
Finding something nice while looking for something else;
A series of small serendipities were enough to keep him awake throughout the whole week.
Elixir
A good potion;
A herbal cough elixir is taken in three drops and can cure a sore throat in matter of minutes.
Talisman
A good luck charm;
The ring was the only talisman Rumplestlitskin has so he can get to the Enchanted Forest.
Tsundere
A Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing their warm side over time;
At first, her tsundere towards her co workers showed through, but over time, she learned that being hostile towards them drove them away.
Persistent
Continuing firmly to convince;
His persistence didn’t convince anyone to join abroad his idea of eliminating styrofoam from the world.
Lax
Not sufficiently strict or severe;
Nowadays, teachers lack the lax behavior because if the challenges in the 21st century.
Comprehension
The capability of understanding something;
Some won’t have the least comprehension on why the school district is trying to indulge chrome books into the students life.
Bombast
Arrogant, pompous language;
The problem is that people have a bombast attitude towards anything they feel insecure about, making them be viewed as someone arrogant and pompous.
Stalwart
Loyal, reliable, and hardworking;
Imdb is a very stalwart source.
It informs everyone but movies and the actors that star and many other interesting things such as
facts about the movie, actor, making, etc.
Abominate
To hate violently;
The United States government abominated the mere idea of a monarchy, and in result created a democracy.
Centenary
Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years;
A centenary has passed since the event that occurred in the 1900s.
Fundamental
Forming a necessary base or core;
Two of the courses cover the fundamentals of Microbiology.
Lithe
(of a person) Thin, supple, graceful;
She was a lithe person and one could notice that the way she spoke and the way she walked.
Malleable
Easily influenced, pliant;
Anne was shaken enough to be malleable.
Uncouth
Awkward, clumsy or unmannerly;
An uncouth relative who embarrasses the Woodhouse family is irrelevant.
Consternation
A sudden alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion;
Iger had ousted Disney veteran Dick Cook earlier this month, to the surprise and consternation of talent including Johnny Depp.
Amiable
Having or showing pleasant good-natured personal qualities;
An amiable gathering was held in the Weston’s residence that evening after Frank Churchill arrived, causing everyone around Randalls’ to get a sight of Frank.
Scruples
An ethical consideration that inhibits certain actions;
Had it been anybody but Tessie I should not have bothered my head about scruples (Chambers, )
Equivocal
Allowing the possibility of several different meanings as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide;
The results are almost always negative and when they are equivocal, it is really an indication of actual illness (Saunders, Russell).
