Group 3.2 Flashcards
Esoteric
intended for or understood by a small , specific group
Flamboyant
ostentatious or showy; flashy
Florid
flowery; ruddy; ornate
Heretical
unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma
Hierarchy
a system in which individuals or things are ranked in a particular order
Homogeneous
made up of elements that are similar in nature or kind; uniform
Iconoclastic
attacking cherished beliefs; heratical; heterodox
Idiosyncrasy
a quirk particular to a group or individual
Imperturbable
marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness
Innocuous
harmless; causing no damage
Marginal
relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal
Maverick
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
Mitigate
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
Monotonous
dull and without variety; tedious
Mundane
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
Ostracism
the act of casting out or excluding an individual from a society or group; banishment
Perennial
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
Recluse
one who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion
Scarce
rare and insufficient
Sporadic
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances
Superfluous
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
Symmetry
the quality of being evenly balanced; the possession of perfect correspondence between sides or parts
Tangential
touching only briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant
Temper
to moderate or soothe
