Class Quiz Flashcards
abate
abate
subside or reduce
ambivalent
ambivalent
mutually conflicting feelings about a person or thing
avuncular
avuncular
relating to an uncle
assiduous
assiduous
diligent; constant in application or attention
anomaly
anomoly
abnormality; deviation from the normal order, form or rule
bemused
bemused
bewildered; preoccupied
complaisant
complaisant
cheerfully obliging
catharsis
catharsis
purging, cleansing, ablution
capricious
capricious
fickle; characterized by or subject to whim
desiccate
desiccate
dry out
empirical
empirical
relying on observation or experiment; guided by experience rather than theory
ephemeral
ephemeral
lasting for a brieft time
genre
genre
sort, style, kind
gregarious
gregarious
sociable, seeking and enjoying the company of others; tending to move in herds
impeccable
impeccable
irreproachable; flawless; not capable of sin or wrong doing
hyperbole
hyperbole
exaggeration used as a figure of speech
loquacious
loquacious
very talkative
lugubrious
lugubrious
mournful; dismal
mollify
mollify
placate; calm; soften or ease
narcissism
narcissism
excessive love of one’s body or self
ostensible
ostensible
apparent (but misleading); professed
palpable
palpable
capable of being felt; tangible; easily perceived; obvious
paradigm
paradigm
model or example
protract
protract
prolong
prudent
prudent
careful; having foresight
rancor
rancor
bitter; long-lasting ill will or resentment
got rancor?!?
sardonic
sardonic
scornful; cynical
sagacious
sagacious
discerning; shrewd; wise like a sage
unctuous
unctuous
oily, both literally and figuratively;
insincere
vestige
vestige
remaining bit of something
recalcitrant
recalcitrant
disobedient
rapacious
rapacious
greedy; plundering; avaricious
redolent
redolent
fragrant
neologism
neologism
new word or phrase
novel
novel
new; original
nostalgia
nostalgia
homesickness
oblivion
oblivion
total forgetfulness
opulent
opulent
luxurious
obdurate
obdurate
stubborn and insensitive
orthodox
orthodox
conventional
obfuscate
obfuscate
confuse
oblique
oblique
at an angle; indirect
onerous
onerous
burdensome; oppressive
pensive
pensive
thoughtful and sad
perfunctory
perfunctory
unenthusiastic; careles
pernicious
pernicious
deadly; extremely evil
peccadillo
peccadillo
minor offense
peruse
peruse
read carefully
abridge
abridge
shorten
abstemious
abstemious
sparing in the use of food or dring
conflagration
conflagration
widespread fire
amorphous
amorphous
having no shape
aesthetic
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
apathy
apathy
lack of interest or care
