GreWords7 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
2
Q

cant

A

insincere statement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

fitful

A

irregular

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

fractious

A

irritable, stubborn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

emulous

A

jealous, envious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

jocose

A

joking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

facetious

A

joking, sarcastic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

mirth

A

joy, amusement, laughter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

conflagration

A

large destructive fire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

licentious

A

lawless, immoral

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

indolent

A

lazy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

dregs

A

leftover

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

extenuating

A

less serious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

missive

A

letter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

goassamer

A

light, flimsy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

dialectic

A

logical discussion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

harangue

A

long speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

menial

A

low, degrading

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

nadir

A

lowest point

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

fealty

A

loyalty, devotionfebrile

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

lascivious

A

lustful or lewd

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

mendacious

A

lying, false

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

gait

A

manner of walking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

mien

A

manner, bearing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

hogwash

A

meaningless or insincere talk

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

confluent

A

merging, flowing together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

miscegnation

A

mixture of races, especially through marriage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

meteoric

A

momentarily dazzling, swift

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

decadence

A

moral deterioration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

dolorous

A

mournful, sad

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

orifice

A

mouth, opening

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

centrifugal

A

moving away from center

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

enigmatic

A

mysterious, muzzling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

myopic

A

nearsighted, having a limited point of view

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

dither

A

nervously eccited or confused

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

folderol

A

nonsense

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

ineffable

A

not able to be descrived

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

deciduous

A

not permanent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

docile

A

obedient

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

extemporaneous

A

offhand, done without preparation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

fiat

A

official order

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

emissary

A

one sent on a special mission

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

malcontent

A

one who is dissatisfied

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

libertine

A

one who leads an immoral life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

malingerer

A

one who pretends to be sick to avoid work

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

firebrand

A

one who stirs up a revolution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

interlocutor

A

one who takes part in a conversation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

denouement

A

outcome, result

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

enormity

A

outragous and immoral act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

cadaverous

A

pale. Ghastly. Corpselike

51
Q

forbearance

A

patience, restraint

52
Q

caesura

A

Pause

53
Q

obscurant

A

person who tries to prevent the spread of knowledge

54
Q

connubial

A

pertaining to marriage

55
Q

estival

A

pertaining to summer

56
Q

corporeal

A

pertaining to the body

57
Q

fugacious

A

pertaining to the passing of time

58
Q

jaundiced

A

pertaining to yellow skin OR prejudiced

59
Q

dais

A

platform

60
Q

debonair

A

pleasant, courteous

61
Q

gallant

A

polite, noble

62
Q

insincere statement

A

cant

63
Q

irregular

A

fitful

64
Q

irritable, stubborn

A

fractious

65
Q

jealous, envious

A

emulous

66
Q

joking

A

jocose

67
Q

joking, sarcastic

A

facetious

68
Q

joy, amusement, laughter

A

mirth

69
Q

large destructive fire

A

conflagration

70
Q

lawless, immoral

A

licentious

71
Q

lazy

A

indolent

72
Q

leftover

A

dregs

73
Q

less serious

A

extenuating

74
Q

letter

A

missive

75
Q

light, flimsy

A

goassamer

76
Q

logical discussion

A

dialectic

77
Q

long speech

A

harangue

78
Q

low, degrading

A

menial

79
Q

lowest point

A

nadir

80
Q

loyalty, devotionfebrile

A

fealty

81
Q

lustful or lewd

A

lascivious

82
Q

lying, false

A

mendacious

83
Q

manner of walking

A

gait

84
Q

manner, bearing

A

mien

85
Q

meaningless or insincere talk

A

hogwash

86
Q

merging, flowing together

A

confluent

87
Q

mixture of races, especially through marriage

A

miscegnation

88
Q

momentarily dazzling, swift

A

meteoric

89
Q

moral deterioration

A

decadence

90
Q

mournful, sad

A

dolorous

91
Q

mouth, opening

A

orifice

92
Q

moving away from center

A

centrifugal

93
Q

mysterious, muzzling

A

enigmatic

94
Q

nearsighted, having a limited point of view

A

myopic

95
Q

nervously eccited or confused

A

dither

96
Q

nonsense

A

folderol

97
Q

not able to be descrived

A

ineffable

98
Q

not permanent

A

deciduous

99
Q

obedient

A

docile

100
Q

offhand, done without preparation

A

extemporaneous

101
Q

official order

A

fiat

102
Q

one sent on a special mission

A

emissary

103
Q

one who is dissatisfied

A

malcontent

104
Q

one who leads an immoral life

A

libertine

105
Q

one who pretends to be sick to avoid work

A

malingerer

106
Q

one who stirs up a revolution

A

firebrand

107
Q

one who takes part in a conversation

A

interlocutor

108
Q

outcome, result

A

denouement

109
Q

outragous and immoral act

A

enormity

110
Q

pale. Ghastly. Corpselike

A

cadaverous

111
Q

patience, restraint

A

forbearance

112
Q

Pause

A

caesura

113
Q

person who tries to prevent the spread of knowledge

A

obscurant

114
Q

pertaining to marriage

A

connubial

115
Q

pertaining to summer

A

estival

116
Q

pertaining to the body

A

corporeal

117
Q

pertaining to the passing of time

A

fugacious

118
Q

pertaining to yellow skin OR prejudiced

A

jaundiced

119
Q

platform

A

dais

120
Q

pleasant, courteous

A

debonair

121
Q

polite, noble

A

gallant