Deck 7 Flashcards
titillate (v)
/ˈtɪtɪleɪt/
Arouse (someone) to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words
Lightly touch; tickle
indignity (n)
/ɪnˈdɪɡnɪti/
Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity
deign (v)
/deɪn/
Do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity
Condescend to give (something)
layman (n)
/ˈleɪmən/
- A non-ordained male member of a Church
- A person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject
- (in layman’s terms) Phrased so as to be easily understood, without the use of technical or obscure terms
inflate (v)
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
- Fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended
- Increase (something) by a large or excessive amount
Exaggerate - Bring about inflation of (a currency) or in (an economy)
gleeful (adj)
/ˈɡliːfʊl/
Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful
mischievous (adj)
/ˈmɪstʃɪvəs/
- Causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way
- (Of an action or statement) causing or intended to cause harm or trouble
(all) the more so
used to say why something (such as an attribute or quality) applies to a greater degree or extent
transmute (v)
/tranzˈmjuːt/
Change in form, nature, or substance
Subject (base metals) to alchemical transmutation
sordid (adj)
/ˈsɔːdɪd/
- Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
- Dirty or squalid
uncharted (adj)
/ʌnˈtʃɑːtɪd/
(Of an area of land or sea) not mapped or surveyed
desideratum (n) (plural desiderata)
/dɪˌzɪdəˈrɑːtəm/
Something that is needed or wanted
disgruntled (adj)
/dɪsˈɡrʌnt(ə)ld/
Angry or dissatisfied
municipality (n)
/mjʊˌnɪsɪˈpalɪti/
A town or district that has local government
The governing body of a municipality
adept
- (adj) /əˈdɛpt/ Very skilled or proficient at something
2. (n) /ˈadɛpt/ A person who is skilled or proficient at something
