Chapter 8 Flashcards
Iconoclastic
Defying tradition or convention
Forthcoming
Available when required or as promised/ at ease in talking to others
Tortuous
Marked by repeated turns and bends, not straightforward
Refute
Prove to be false or incorrect
Burgeon
Grow or flourish
Temperance
The trait of avoiding excesses
Intemperance
Lack of moderation or restraint/ excessive indulgence, especially in alcohol
Ostentatious
Intended to attract notice and impress others, tawdry or vulgar
Exalt
Praise or glorify
Elegiac
Expressing sorrow
Derelict
Abandoned/ not doing one’s duties
Ornate
Elaborated with decorative details
Portentous
Ominously prophetic
Perfunctory
Done routinely and with little interest or care
Obtuse
Slow to learn or understand
Indignant
Feeling anger over a perceived injustice
Atavism
Throwback
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Travail
Use of physical and mental energy, hardwork, agony or anguish
Blinkered
To have a limited outlook or understanding
Flippant
Showing inappropriate levity
Levity
The treatment of a serious matter with humour or lack of due respect
Ravenous
Extremely hungry, devouring or craving food in great quantities
Tempered
Moderated in effect
Myriad
A large indefinite number
Antithetical
Sharply contrasted in character or purpose
Dilettante
An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Circumscribe
Restrict or confine
Munificent
Very generous
Prodigious
Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree
Irrevocable
Incapable of being retracted or revoked
Constituent
A citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes/ an abstract part of something
Poignant
Emotionally touching
