HIt vocab list Flashcards
insolent
arrogant
Duplicitous
Deceitful
Artful
Clever in a deceitful way; creatively skillful
keen
Sharp(highlydeveloped); eager; intense; enthusiatic; interested in
Elitist
snobbish
Abhorrent
Inspiring disgust, repugnant
Prominent
Important, famous, visible
Foreboding
Implying/feeling that something bad is going to happen
Inconsequential
Of minor importance
Pretinent
Relevant
Disingenuous
Insincere; dishonest
Paradox
Contradiction, inconsistency
Vestige
A trace of something that no longer exists (or no longer serves a function)
Contempt
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of scorn
reverie
Daydreaming
Discipline
A branch of knowledge
Pompous
Self-important, arrogant, grandiose
Idiosyncratic
Pertaining to a quality that is peculiar to an individual (or a group)
Crude
in a raw, unprepared, unrefined, or underdeveloped state; lacking culture or refinement; blunt
Prevalent
Widespread; common; superior
Conclusive
Serving to settle or decide a question
Somber
Dark; gloomy
Ardent
Passionate
Fanciful
Imaginary; makeup; make-believe; whimisical