Deck 16 Flashcards
flaccid
adj. flabby
furor
n. frenzy; great excitement
grandiloquent
adj. pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
hoodwink
v. deceive; delude
impiety
n. irreverence; lack of respect for God
indelible
adj. not able to be erased
inscrutable
adj. impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
irreparable
adj. not able to be corrected or repaired
levy
v. impose (a fine); collect (a payment)
mammal
n. a vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
mirage
n. unreal reflection; optical illusion
myriad
n. very large number
obstreperous
adj. boisterous; noisy
palatable
adj. agreeable; pleasing to the taste
perceptive
adj. insightful; aware; wise
plenitude
n. abundance; completeness
prehensile
adj. capable of grasping or holding
proselytize
v. convert to a religion or belief
rally
v. call upon or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate
resumption
n. taking up again; recommencement
sarcasm
n. scornful remarks; stinging rebuke
shirk
v. avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger
spawn
v. lay eggs
subservient
adj. behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious
tawdry
adj. cheap and gaudy
trappings
n. outward decorations; ornaments
vivacious
adj. animated; lively
yield (n)
n. amount produced; crop; income on investment
yield (v)
v. give in; surrender
velocity
n. speed
ulterior
adj. unstated; hidden; more remote
topography
n. physical features of a region
tantrum
n. fit of petulance; caprice
subliminal
adj. below conscious awareness
sadistic
adj. inclined to cruelty
queasy
adj. easily nauseated; squeamish
propitious
adj. favorable; fortunate; advantageous
precept
n. practical rule guiding conduct
paradox
n. something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
omniscient
adj. all-knowing
nemesis
n. someone seeking revenge
jingoist
n. extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist
indomitable
adj. unconquerable; unyielding
improvise
v. compose on the spur of the moment
grueling
adj. exhausting
gape
v. open widely; stare open-mouthed
fluctuate
v. waver; shift
facile
adj. easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial
euphoria
n. feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated)
endearment
n. fond statement
duress
n. forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
dispel
v. scatter; drive away
dexterous
adj. skillful
diabolical
adj. devilish
crotchety
adj. eccentric; whimsical
crux
n. crucial point
contest
v. dispute
compute
v. reckon; calculate
clasp
n. fastening device; firm grip
categorical
adj. without exceptions; unqualified; absolute