Daily List Q2 Flashcards
incipient
new, beginning
the incipient stage
embryonic
new, beginning
the embryonic phase
nascent
new, young
has nascent interest in politics
inchoate
new and as such unformed
a rather inchoate plan at this point
aura
climate; or a distinctive personality
an aura of uncertainty
haughty
arrogantly superior
a look of haughty disdain
supercilious
behaving or looking superior
the supercilious art dealer
pretentious
attempting to impress
a pretentious literary term
vainglorious
showing too much pride
his vainglorious boasting
lagniappe
free
a lagniappe gift bag with her purchase
usurp
to take without right
usurp the kingship
portentous
ominous
the portentous night fall
prescient
predicting
a prescient sense of things
clairvoyant
being able to see into the future
clairvoyant into the future
harbinger
something that signals another
the increase of jobs was a harbinger for the economy
squalid
filthy
squalid living conditions
squalor
filth
the squalor in which they lived
squander
to waste
squander his talents
obsequious -
ulterior motives; kissing up
obsequious to the teacher
sycophantic
kissing up
sycophantic to the leader
sycophant
kisser upper
the sycophant was annoying
harbinger
a sign that indicates the future
a harbinger of springtime
harbinger (v.)
signing of the future
harbinger danger
obstreperous
misbehaving
the kids were all obstreperous