CUMULATIVE VOCAB WORDS Flashcards
Allusion
To call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
Pedantic
Overly academic or scholarly; providing knowledge in a way that shows off or is tiresome, i.e. using big words and lots of jargon
Querulous
complaining, whining, petulant
Petulant
childishly sulky or bad-tempered
Anecdotal
based on personal accounts rather than facts or research
Polemical
strongly attacking or defending a particular opinion, person, idea, or set of beliefs
Pragmatic
practical, especially when making decisions; sensible, grounded
Didactic
something in intended to teach or instruct, especially moral or ethical principles
Acerbic
sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in tone, mood, or temper.
Enigmatic
something is mysterious, difficult to understand, or hard to solve
Abashed
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted
Abhorring
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe;abominate
Abstruse
difficult to understand
Acerbic
harsh or severe, as of temper or expression– wit
Admonishing
cautioning, advising, or counseling against something; reproving or scolding, especially in a mild and good-willed manner; reminding
Ambiguous
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
Ambivalent
uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say to do two opposite or conflicting things
Antagonistic
acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually/hostile; unfriendly
Apathetic
having or showing little or no emotion/not interesting or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive
ad hominem
“to the man”
when you attack the person rather than the argument
