Groups 1-5 Flashcards
Austere
Simple life
Belie
Mask, contrast
Didactic
Educational
Capricous
Unpredictable
Flout
rule breaking
Homogenous
similar
Humdrum
lacking excitement or variety
Quixotic
idealistic, aiming for perfection
Abate
going downhill, less intense
Bucolic
countryside
Diffident
shy
Betray
betray emotion
Cosmopolitan
diverse or sophisticated person
Burgeon
to go up quickly
Assuage
calm
Coalesce
To come together
Anachronistic
belonging to a period other than what’s being portrayed (time)
Calumny
slander
Decorum
polite
Deft
Skilled
Avaricous
someone who likes money
congenial
pleasant because of its relation to your own interest
Conspicuous
standing out, clearly visible
Arcane
mysterious, understood by few
censure
express severe disapproval
Diatribe
verbal attack against someone or something
Derivative
unoriginal, taking work from others
Craven
lacking courage, coward