Chapter 2 Flashcards
Derivative
Unoriginal
Trite
(of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness
Brazen
Bold or shameless
Caustic
Bitter
Negative
Contempt
The feel that a person or thing is worthless or beneath consideration
Derisive
Expressing contempt or ridicule
Anachronistic
Of the wrong era
Castigated
Reprimanded
Criticized
Avaracious
Greedy
Alacrity
Eagerness
Brisk and cheerful readiness
Contrite
Remorse
Restive
Restless
Acrimony
Bitterness or ill will
Impertinent
Being disrespectful
Improperly forward or bold
Prevaricate
To speak in an evasive way
Evasive
Tending to avoid commitment or self revelation
Upbraid
To reproach, to scold
Subsume
To include or absorb into
Bucolic
Relating to the countryside
Rustic
Adroit
Skillful
Underbelly
An area vulnerable to attack
A hidden unpleasant or criminal part of society
Roil
Make a liquid turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment
Make annoyed or irritated
Prolixity
Wordiness
Unduly prolonged or drawn out
Inscrutability
The fact of being impossible to understand or interpret
Prescient
Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place