Group 8 Flashcards
pan·e·gyr·ic
A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
un·stint·ing
Given or giving without restraint; unsparing: “he was unstinting in his praise”.
sub·lime
Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe: “ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous”.
fat·u·ous
Silly and pointless.
teratoid
A mutant; Monster-like, exhibiting abnormal development.
bon·ny
Attractive; beautiful.
dec·o·rous
In keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained.
glib
Fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.
fac·ile
Appearing neat and comprehensive by ignoring the complexities of an issue; superficial.
mag·nan·i·mous
Very generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself.
doughty
Brave and persistent.
for·lorn
Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely: “forlorn figures at bus stops”.
tel·e·ol·o·gy
The explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. The doctrine of design and purpose in the material world.
pre·ter·nat·u·ral
Beyond what is normal or natural.
ed·i·fy
Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.
men·di·cant
Given to begging.
cadge
Ask for or obtain (something to which one is not entitled): “he eats whenever he can cadge a meal”; “they cadge, but timidly”.
sat·ur·nine
Slow and gloomy: “a saturnine temperament”.
an·o·dyne
Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive, often deliberately so: “anodyne New Age music”. Also a pain-killing drug or medicine.
mon·o·coque
An aircraft or vehicle structure in which the chassis is integral with the body.
pav·o·nine
Of or like a peacock.
in·ure
Accustom (someone) to something, esp. something unpleasant.
tep·id
Only slightly warm; lukewarm.
ax·i·o·mat·ic
Self-evident or unquestionable.
ty·ro
A beginner or novice.
ef·fu·sive
Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner: “an effusive welcome”.
em·bel·lish
Make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, esp. ones that are not true.
pro·sa·ic
Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. Commonplace; unromantic.
prose
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
ser·pen·tine
Of or like a serpent or snake: “serpentine coils”.
thewy
Muscular; brawny
sinewy
Fibrous: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.
su·per·flu·ous
Unnecessary, esp. through being more than enough.
pneu·mat·ic
Containing or operated by air or gas under pressure.
flocculent
Having a fluffy character or appearance.
a·poc·ry·phal
Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
red·o·lent
Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something): “names redolent of history and tradition”. Strongly smelling of something: “the church was old, dark, and redolent of incense”.
a·droit
Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
burke
To murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence; to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver
rar·e·fied
Esoterically distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people.
trib·u·la·tion
A cause of great trouble or suffering.
ver·i·si·mil·i·tude
The appearance of being true or real.
be·guile
Trick (someone) into doing something.
at·a·vis·tic
Relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral: “atavistic fears and instincts”.
me·phit·ic
Foul-smelling; noxious.
