English WOW Quiz Review Flashcards
Abscond
To leave in a sudden and secret manner, typically to avoid capture and arrest
Archaic
Very old or old fashioned
Baader Meinhof Phenomenon
The experience of learning a new piece of information - often a word - and then repeatedly noticing it being used
Cacophony
A harsh mixture of sounds
Carte Blanche
Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best
Debunk
To expose the falseness of an idea or belief; to disprove
Docile
Easily trained or taught
Eclectic
Made up of styles and ideas from many different sources
Egregious
Extremely bad; shocking
En Route
On the way; in course of a journey
Euphemism
A mild word or phrase that is substituted for something considered too harsh or blunt to say
Faux Pas
A tactless, embarrassing action (or remark) in a social situation
Gregarious
Found of company; sociable
Infinitesimal
Extremely small
Magnanimous
Very generous or forgiving, especially toward someone less powerful than oneself
Mellifluous
Sweetly or smoothing flowing; pleasant to hear
Mondane
Lacking interest or excitement; dull
Non Sequitur
A statement or conclusion that does not logically follow the previous statement
Obsequious
Obedient or attentive to an excessive degree; servile
Pariah
An outcast; a person who is generally despised or avoided
Pejorative
Expressing disapproval or contempt
Penultimate
Second to last in series of items
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A lung disease
Quagmire
A complex or hazardous situation; a situation that is very difficult to get oneself out of
