Deck 35 Flashcards
1
Q
Pertinacious
A
Stubborn
2
Q
Destitute
A
Without means of subsistence
3
Q
Apostasy
A
Renunciation of one’s previous loyalty
4
Q
Superlative
A
Highest kind or order
5
Q
Indigent
A
Deficient in what is requisite
6
Q
Forthright
A
Straightforward, outspoken, decisive
7
Q
Fortissimo
A
Very Loud
8
Q
Fusillade
A
Continuous discharge of firearms or outburst of criticism
9
Q
Confluence
A
Merging into one
10
Q
Flambeau
A
Lit torch
11
Q
Effervescent
A
Giving off bubbles of gas
12
Q
Proffer
A
Offer
13
Q
Referendum
A
Vote on a political question open to the entire electorate
14
Q
Obsolescent
A
Becoming obsolete
15
Q
Epithet
A
Word/phrase used invectively as a term of abuse
