Fab Vocab 301-325 Flashcards
something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct or accessory; in law, something passing with a principal property
Appurtenance
lacking proper respect or seriousness
Flippant
an evildoer; a villain; an infidel or heretic
Miscreant
stubbornly persistent in wrong doing
Obdurate
to make slender, fine, or small; to reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; to weaken
Attenuate
extremely old
Antediluvian
to melt away or disappear as if by melting; to become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
Deliquesce
fleeting; transitory; falling or fading early
Fugacious
a meal; figuratively, any refreshment
Repast
healthful; promoting health
Salubrious
calculated to create ill will or resentment; unfairly discriminating; causing animosity
Invidious
of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations
Sidereal
debris; rubble
Detritus
partially but not fully in existence or operation
Inchoate
a person who is skilled in telling stories or anecdotes
Raconteur
doing good or causing good to be done conferring benefits; kindly in action or purpose
Beneficent
a splendid or impressive array
Panoply
a misapplied or inappropriate name of designation; an error in naming a person or thing
Misnomer
a women who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover
Inamorata
an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion or action
Vagary
to free (a person) from deception, error, or misconceptions
Disabuse
to throw out of a window
Defenestrate
excessively dramatic or emotional; affected
Histrionic
a little world; a world in miniature; anything viewed as a miniature of the larger world or universe
Microcosm
having no equal
Nonpareil
