Deck 4 Flashcards by Sophie Gibert

Q

Sanguine

A

confident or optimistic

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Profligates

A

pl.n. promiscuous or unprincipled people

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Assimilate

A

v. to take in, thoroughly understand

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Slake

A

v. to quench

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Allay

A

v. to reduce in intensity

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Whet

A

v. to sharpen or intensify

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Surfeit

A

v. to overindulge

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Steel

A

v. to prepare or brace

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Toadies

A

flatterers, sycophants

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Heralds

A

messengers

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Tyro

A

a beginner or novice

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Protean

A

versatile, ever-changing

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Espousal of

A

support for

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Occult

A

hidden

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Sallow

A

jaundiced

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Rubicund, Flushed, Ruddy

A

having a healthy reddish hue

Q

Trenchant

A

incisive, articulate, pointed

Q

Blithe

A

casual/indifferent in an improper or inappropriate way

Q

Fleetly

A

quickly

Q

Quiescence

A

state of inactivity

Q

Artless

A

open or honest, not deceitful

Q

Affected

A

artificial, designed to impress

Q

Rococo

A

highly ornamented artistic style

Q

Vagaries

A

whims

Q

Conciliatory

A

placating or reconciling