Deck 12 Flashcards
Consummate
Make (a marriage or relationship) complete through sexual intercourse
Jounced
To jolt or bounce
Billowed
To fill with air and swell outward
Protean
Tending to change frequently; ever-changing
Slipshod
Characterized by lack of care, thought or organization; careless
Uncanny
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
Gainsaying
To deny or contradict
Ratify
To give formal consent to
Nugatory
Of no value or importance
Eschew
Deliberately avoid using; abstain from
Blithe
Showing casual and cheerful indifference, seemingly callous or improper; heedlessly happy
Trenchant
Vigorous or incisive in expression or style; piercing
Poignant
Evoking a sense of sadness or regret; touching
Fleetly
Fast and nimble in movement
Sacrosanct
Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with
Apocryphal
Of doubtful authenticity (usually regarding a story) although regarded widely to be true; fictitious
Inviolable
Never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored
Aberrant
Departing from an accepted standard; deviant
Rubicund
Having a ruddy complexion; high-colored
Sallow
Of an unhealthy yellow or brown color
Jaundiced
Unnaturally yellow in complexion; bitter
Vernacular
Everyday language
Repose
State of rest, sleep or tranquility