Difficult words 2 Flashcards
facile
easy and neat, often in an simplistic or superficial way; effortless
compendious
comprehensive, yet concise
obsolete
outdated
incontrovertible
indisputable
trenchant
incisive; penetrating; razor-sharp
duplicitous
two-faced
affluent
wealthy
pervade
spread throughout; permeate
plumb
to measure the depth of something
peripatetic
itinerant; traveling from place to place
acerbic
sour; sarcastic and harsh
intransigent
unwilling to compromise; resolute
perspicacious
insightful
instill
to inculcate; firmly implant an idea
impracticable
unworkable; impossible to carry out
prudent
wise or sensible in a careful manner
chicanery
trickery
spurious
misleading; seeming to be true but actually false
gambit
a scheme; a maneuver involving taking a risk to gain an advantage
malfeasance
wrongdoing
nugatory
insignificant; useless
apocryphal
(of a story) often-repeated but probably not true
itinerant
wandering around
sanctimonious
self-righteous; holier-than-thou
unctuous
oily; fawning and overly ingratiating
glib
smooth-talking but insincere
prodigal
wastefully extravagant
fulsome
abundant to an excessive or gross degree (“fulsome mounds of food”; “fulsome praise”)
demagogue
a rabble-rouser; a political leader who appeals to the worst in people
obdurate
stubborn; obstinate
