Deck 2 Flashcards
Imprudent
Lacking discretion, rash
When there is vast economic growth, imprudent investments seem to happen
Synonymous
Equivalent in meaning
The bird became synonymous with extinction.
Tyrannical
Characteristic of a tyrant, unjustly cruel
Cowlick
A tuft of hear that grow in a different direction from the rest of the hair
My sons hair is hard to cut because of the cowlick
repertoire
The entire stock of skills, devices, and techniques used in a specific field.
The basis a any great singers repertoire is the stock of great popular song known as standards
vapid
lacking or having lost life, sharpness; insipid
And the two stars beam at each other in a vapid but pleasant smile.
Malevolent
wishing evil or harm to another
His failures made him malevolent towards those with more success.
Nocturnal
active at night
The diurnal prefer the daylight while the nocturnal ones haunt the night
predilection
preference,
The psychologist and neuroscientist have recently been fascinated with humans predilection with storytelling
Domiciled
located in a place of residence.
Corporation domiciled offshore effectively do not have to pay corporate tax