Deck 31 Flashcards
propriety
n. fitness; correct conduct
prowess
n. extraordinary ability; military bravery
rectitude
n. uprightness; moral virtue
reimburse
v. repay
rend
v. split; tear apart
reputed
adj. supposed
responsiveness
n. state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.
retroactive
adj. taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)
seminary
n. school for training future ministers; academy for young women
shear
v. cut or clip (hair, fleece); strip of something
sinuous
adj. winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
sybarite
n. lover of luxury
tarry
v. delay; dawdle
tensile
adj. capable of being stretched
pathological
adj. related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal
penchant
n. strong inclination; liking
nuptial
adj. related to marraige
obsequious
adj. slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic
olfactory
adj. concerning the sense of smell
madrigal
adj. n. pastoral song
malignant
adj. injurious; tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent
martial
adj. warlike
ingenue
n. an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts
inordinate
adj. unrestrained; excessive