kaplan 1 Flashcards
Incompetent
not having the ability to do something as it should be done
dire
very serious or extreme
puerile
behaving in a silly way, not like an adult
personification
a person who is a perfect example of something:
Sublimation
the act of expressing strong emotions or using energy by doing an activity or creating something, or the activity or work itself:
allegory
a story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics:
cantankerous
arguing and complaining a lot:
Breach
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
paean
a song, film, or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically:
unreservedly
completely, without any doubts or feeling of being uncertain:
uncouth
behaving in a rude, unpleasant way:
quarrelsome
A quarrelsome person repeatedly argues with other people.
Pensive
quiet and thinking seriously:
opulent
expensive and luxurious:
prerequisite
something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen:
propinquity
the fact of being near something:
succinct
(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed
felicity
intense happiness.
the ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts.
quiescence
the state of being temporarily quiet and not active
listlessness
the feeling of having no energy and enthusiasm and being unwilling to do anything needing effort: