Group 27 Flashcards
Antagonize
Act in opposition to or provoke hostility from
Barren
Incapable of producing offspring or fruit; unproductive
Bombastic
High-sounding but little meaning; overfilled
Cajole
Persuade through flattery or gentle urging
Chary
Beign wary or cautiously reluctant
Curmudgeon
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn opinions
Dirge
A mournful song, especially for a funeral mourning
Estimable
Deserving of respect or admiration
Euphemism
A mild or polite term used to substitute a harsh or offensive one
Excoriate
Criticize strongly; condemn
mnemonic: ex (expose) + cor(core). Imagine someone that is being critized so harshly that they feel like their core is being exposed
Exigent
Requiring inmediate action or aid; urgent
Haughty
Exhibiting arrogant and condescending pride
Heady
Intoxicating or stupefying
Impertubable
Nor easily annoyed, upset, or excited, calm
Implacable
Not able to be appeased
Lambaste
Scold, reprimand, or criticize harshly
Miscreant
One who behaved badly, or illegally
Peccadillo
A small flawn or sin
Philistine
A person who is ignorant or uneducated
Relegate
Consign to a place or position of insignificance, lower rank, or inferiority
Repugnant
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
Sentimental
Characterized by feelings or nostalgia
Squander
Spend profusely or recklessly
mnemonic: squand sounds like squad-squid, when you eat squid you spend reclessly
Swindle
Obtain money by fraudulent or deceitful methods
Tangible
Capable of being touhed, real or actual
Turpitude
Wickedness or moral corruption
Unalloyed
Pure, without any adulterations
Undercut
Undermine, weaken
Wheedle
Attempt to persuade by flattery
mnemonic: when someone try to sell you weed they try to persuade you by flattery
Xenophobic
Showing a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
