English Vocab Flashcards
dilettante
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge
peevish
Having an irritable disposition
Obtuse
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
Frass
Fine powdery refuse or fragile perforated wood from boring insects
Jamaican - high of weed
sybaritic
fond of sensuous luxury or pleasure; self-indulgent
In extremis
in the farthest reaches” or “at the point of death”
Squib
a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing.
Incipient
Beginning to develop
Salvor
Person engaged in salvage of a ship or lost items at sea
Chthonic
Of/Relating to the underworld
estropear
To break
Damage
Milquetoast
Timid, spineless, in assertive person who is easily dominated
Compunction
A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad
Sempiternal
Eternal and unchanging, everlasting
Eminence gris
A men nons grez
Grey eminence
In spate
A sudden flood, outpouring
Rootle
Dig with the snout
Sumptuary
Relating to laws that limit private expenditure on food and personal items
Impecunious
Having little or no money
Dirigisme
Stare planning
Exordial
A introductory part, esp of a speech
Pista
Track
Court
Abulia
A lack of will or initiative. A disorder of diminished motivation
Pentimenti
Underlying image in a painting
