Its a bird... Flashcards
spiteful
full of malice or ill-intent
juxtaposition
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
vixen
an ill tempered or quarrelsome woman, often sexually promiscuous
iconic
of or relating to a representation of some sacred or well known personage
prima donna
a temperamental person; a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience; a diva
tangible
capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial
prod (verb)
to rouse or incite as if by poking; nag; goad
reconcile
to accept or be resigned to something not desired
ludicrous
causing laughter because of an absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous;laughable
mantra
an often repeated word, formula, or phrase, often a truism
susceptible
accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence,mood, agency
indefensible
incapable of being protected or defended against attack
pulp (noun)
a magazine or book printed on rough, low quality paper made of wood pulp or rags, and usually containing sensational and lurid stories, articles
shard
a fragment
deus ex machina
literally meaning “god from the machine”; any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot
feral
existing in a natural or wild state, as in animals
rabid
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice
arcane
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric
chromatic
pertaining to color
alchemy
any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value
chaste
free from obscenity (usually sex); decent
saffron
I’m a yellowish orange color
adorn
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments
cliche
a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually, expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse
