GreWords7 Flashcards
cant
insincere statement
fitful
irregular
fractious
irritable, stubborn
emulous
jealous, envious
jocose
joking
facetious
joking, sarcastic
mirth
joy, amusement, laughter
conflagration
large destructive fire
licentious
lawless, immoral
indolent
lazy
dregs
leftover
extenuating
less serious
missive
letter
goassamer
light, flimsy
dialectic
logical discussion
harangue
long speech
menial
low, degrading
nadir
lowest point
fealty
loyalty, devotionfebrile
lascivious
lustful or lewd
mendacious
lying, false
gait
manner of walking
mien
manner, bearing
hogwash
meaningless or insincere talk
confluent
merging, flowing together
miscegnation
mixture of races, especially through marriage
meteoric
momentarily dazzling, swift
decadence
moral deterioration
dolorous
mournful, sad
orifice
mouth, opening
centrifugal
moving away from center
enigmatic
mysterious, muzzling
myopic
nearsighted, having a limited point of view
dither
nervously eccited or confused
folderol
nonsense
ineffable
not able to be descrived
deciduous
not permanent
docile
obedient
extemporaneous
offhand, done without preparation
fiat
official order
emissary
one sent on a special mission
malcontent
one who is dissatisfied
libertine
one who leads an immoral life
malingerer
one who pretends to be sick to avoid work
firebrand
one who stirs up a revolution
interlocutor
one who takes part in a conversation
denouement
outcome, result
enormity
outragous and immoral act