Interesting words 4 Flashcards
Unerring
Always right or accurate
Vista
A pleasing view.
Entomologist
The study of insects
Prurient
Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others.
Incidental
Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.
Or happening as a result of (an activity).
Venal
Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
Beningantly
Serenely mild and kindly
Acrid
Unpleasantly bitter or pungent.
Saccharine
Excessively sweet or sentimental.
Abdicated
Renounce one’s throne.
Concatenate
Link (things) together in a chain or series.
Mickle
Great or large
Catachresis
A figure of speech in which mixed metaphors in an inappropriate way to create rhetorical effect.
Commingle
Mix, blend
Paradox
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.
Or a statement or proposition which, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems logically unacceptable or self-contradictory.
Rhetoric
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Portent
A sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen.
Banal
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Mither
Make a fuss; moan. (pestering)
Malodorous
Foul smelling
Pecuniary
Pertaining to monetary things
Tempest
A violent storm. Or a violent commotion or disturbance
Peturbed
Anxious or unsettled
Tumultuos
Making an uproar or loud, confused noise.
Ardent
Very enthusiastic or passionate
Feign
Pretend to be affected by
Spurious
Not being what it purports to be, fake.
Lickspittle
A person who behaves obsequiously to those in power.
Ephemeral
Lasting for a very short time.
Fatuous
Silly and pointless
Preclude
Prevent from happening
Timorous
Showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence.
Truncate
Shorten by cutting off the top or the end
Papist
A roman catholic
Heretic
Someone who practises and acts against their supposed religion
Jesuit
A member of the society of Jesus (catholic)
Mendacious
Lying
Farrago
A confused mixture
Despotic
Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical, dictatorial.
Forswear
Agree to give up or do without.
Recant
Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
Harridan
A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman.
Staunch
Very loyal and committed in attitude.
Bawdy
Dealing with sexual matters in a comical way; humorously indecent.
Adage
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Gentry
People of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth.
Providence
The protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.
Odious
Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
Gambol
Run or jump about playfully.
Gadabout
A habitual pleasure-seeker.
Antechamber
A small room leading to a main room
Madrigal
A part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance period, typically unaccompanied and arranged in elaborate counterpoint.
Mewling
(especially of a baby) Cry feebly or querulously; whimper.
Somnambulist
Sleep walker
Aberration
A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
Sceptred
Invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter. empowered, sceptered.
Harridan
A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman.
Gladsome
(of a person) Having a cheerful disposition.
Supercillious
Acting or behaving as if one thinks they are superior to others.
Florid
Having a red or flushed complexion
Recapitulate
Summarise and state again the main points
Maladjust
Difficulty to cope with the demands of a normal social environment
Patsy
A person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something
Imputed
Represent something, (especially something undesirable) as being done or possessed by someone; attribute
Confidant
A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
Caustically
Of a statement that has a “burning” effect.
Transference
The redirection to a substitute, usually a therapist, of emotions that were originally felt in childhood
Clandestine
Kept secret or done secretively, especially because ilicit
Stenotype
A machine resembling a typewriter that is used for recording speech in syllables or phonemes.
Laudable
Deserving praise and commendation (of an action, idea or aim)
Embalming
Preserving human remains to forestall decomposition
Miuntiae
The small, precise, or trivial details of something.
Arbitrate
(Of an independent person or body) reach an authoritative judgement or settlement.
Peremptory
Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way.
Gratis
Done for free
Onerous
(Of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.
Demagogue
A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
Renegade
A person who deserts and betrays an organisation, country, or set of principles.
Menagarie
A collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition.
Hallowed
Honoured as holy.
Contemporary
A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.
Fusty
Smelling stale, damp, or stuffy.
Erudite
Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
Badinage
Humorous or witty conversation
Rueful
Expressing sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous way.
Epoch
A particular period of time in history or a person’s life.
Bumptious
Irritatingly self-assertive.
Girded
Surround; Encircle
Tetchy
Irritable and bad-tempered.
Divan
A bed consisting of a base and mattress but no footboard or headboard.
Carousing
Drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.
Indubitably
Undoubtedly
Renege
Go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Byzantine
Of the byzantine empire, or (of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail.
Baroque
A period in the arts, visual and musical, from about 1600 to about 1750, marked by elaborate ornamentation and efforts to create dramatic effects.
Remuneration
Money paid for work or a service.
Visceral
Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect.
Unassaliable
Unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
Salubrious
Health-giving; healthy. or when a place is pleasant and not run down
Nascent
(Especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
