Fall 2015 Flashcards
Impudent
Adj: shameless or brazenly immodest.
“The student was kept late for impudent behavior.”
Pedantic
Adj: overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
“Their feedback on my presentation skills was especially pedantic.” - P
Epitaph
epi-taf
Noun: a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person.
Ganache
Noun: a whipped frosting or filling made with semisweet chocolate and cream, used for cakes, pastries, and candies.
“The reception will have ganache cake.”
Paralegal
Noun: an attorney’s assistant, not admitted to the practice of law but trained to perform certain legal tasks.
“Emily was a paralegal before she was a wedding planner.”
Demure
Adj: characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved
Burlesque
Noun: an artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity.
“I’m going to see my brothers show this weekend. It’s burlesque, so there’s nothing like seeing your brother strip on stage.”
Acerbic
Adj: sour or astringent in taste
“Lemon juice is acerbic.”
Contemptuous
Adj: showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
Ornithology
Noun: the branch of zoology that deals with birds
“Roosevelt always had a love for ornithology and would often bring home birds he had shot where they say for days on his table.”
“Decoy Bride movie talks about the ornithologist’s wife.”
Lynch
Verb: to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority
“The lynching of blacks significantly decreased in the 20th century.”
Ogle
Verb: to stare at or look at flirtatiously
Incumbent
Adj: holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently
“The incumbent officers of the club.”
Morose
Adj: gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
Capitulate
Verb: to give up resistance; surrender unconditionally
“He finally capitulated and agreed to do the job my way.”
