Interesting words 3 Flashcards
Veritable
Used for emphasis (very), often to qualify a metaphor
Plenitude
An abundance
Belligerent
Hostile and aggressive
Perturbed
Anxious or unsettled; upset
Ad Hoc
Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary.
Ad Nauseam
Used to refer to the fact that something has been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.
Extricate
Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
Tarry
To remain or stay
Sojourn
A temporary stay
Diaspora (pronounced die aspora)
The movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland. (Particularly Jews)
Contrived
Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.
Spurious
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
Apocryphal
(Of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Veto
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.
Wattle
A fleshy caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds and mammals.
Propagate
Spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.
Proliferation
Rapid increase in the amount of number of something
Homogenous
Of the same kind, alike
Moniker
A name/ an allias
Algorithim
A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
Indenture
Bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or labourer.
Acquiese
Accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Pleat
A double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side.
Pallid
Pale, or lacking vigour. Insipid.
Insipid
Lacking flavour; weak or tasteless. Also pertains to interest.
Mawkish
Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
Canter
A pace of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop, with not less than one foot on the ground at any time.
Ergonomic
Relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment.
Ubiquitous
Present, appearing or found everywhere
Inhibited
Unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint.
Hypo-
The prefix denoting to beneath something. E.g. Hypodermic needle… under the skin
Corporeal
Relating to someones physical body, not their spirit
Tautology
The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession ).
Melancholy
A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
Pensive
Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Cognizant
Having knowledge or awareness.
Bismirch
Damage the reputation of someone
Nuance
A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
Ad Nauseam
To the point of nausea
Virtue Signalling
The action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one’s good character or the moral correctness of one’s position on a particular issue.
Pre-eminent
Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way.
Tonsure
The practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp
Concomitant
Naturally accompanying or associated.
Exactitude
Accuracy
Couture
The design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client’s specific requirements and measurements.
Serene
Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
Caprice
A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour.
Pageantry
Elaborate display or ceremony.
Reproachful
Expressing disapproval or disappointment.
Portly
Rather fat (especially of a man)
Cummerbund
A sash worn around the waist, especially as part of a man’s formal evening suit.
Reconnaissance
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
Bullion
Gold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight.
Impetuous
Acting or done quickly and without thought or care.
Contrived
Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously
Zeitgeist
The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by this ideas and beliefs of the time.
Ursine
Pertaining to bears
Diurnal
Pertaining to daytime
Conjugal
Pertaining to marriage
Lachrymal
Pertaining to tears
Pecuniary
Pertaining to money
Diluvial
Pertaining to floods
Austral
Pertaining to south
Boreal/Septentrional
Pertaining to the north
Rogering
Of a man having sexual intercourse with
Unedifying
(Especially of an event taking place in public) distasteful; unpleasant.
Roister
Enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way.
Quaff
Drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily.
Preclude
Prevent from happening; make impossible.
Ardour
Great enthusiasm or passion.
Bessotted
Strongly infatuated.
Repose
A state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity.
Apocryphal
(Of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
Apocethary
A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
Beseech
Ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something.
Fervently
Very enthusiastically or passionately.
Besiege
Surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender.
Rancour
Bitterness and resentfulness, especially when long standing.
Querulous
Complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner.
Truculent
Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.
Groundling
An unsophisticated or uncritical spectator or reader.
Bastion
An institution, place, or person strongly maintaining particular principles, attitudes, or activities.
Dissemble
Conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs.
Contrite
Feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong.
Soliloquy
An act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
Churlish
Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
Exorbitant
Unreasonably high
Unctuous
Excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily.
Schism
A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Remit
Cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment).
Facile
Ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial. Or easily achieved
Permutation
Each of several possible ways in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged.
Frisson
A sudden shiver of excitement or fear.
Mawkish
Sentimental in an exaggerated or false way.
Moreish
So pleasant to eat that one wants more.
Brinkmanship
The art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, especially in politics.
Enigmatic
Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
Palatial
Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid.
Sordid
Involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
Brusquely
Abrupt, blunt, rough
