First 25 Flashcards
Repudiate
To reject as having no authority or binding force.
Palimpsest
A parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
Multifarious
Having many different forms, elements, parts, etc.
Annihilation
An act or instance of annihilating, or of completely destroying or defeating someone or something
Demeanor
Conduct; behavior; deportment.
Gambol
To skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
Futile
Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful.
Equivocal
Allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous.
Contempt
The feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
Inscrutable
Incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
Odious
Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
Deride
To laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock.
Specious
Apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible.
Plausible
Having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable.
Nebulous
Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused.