Kaplan Flashcards
insolent (adj)
Boldly rude or disrespectful
banal (adj)
Devoid of freshness or originality
innocuous (adj)
not harmful
not likely to irritate or offend
not interesting, stimulating or significant
supercilious (adj)
arrogant pride, scorn, or indifferent
melodramatic
exaggerated and emotional or sentimental
serendipitous
come upon or found by accident; fortuitous
of, pertaining to, or suggesting serendipity
good; beneficial; favorable
prophetic
predictive; presageful or portentous; ominous
draconian
rigorous; unusually severe or cruel
bohemian
a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices
living a wandering or vagabond life
thespian
pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general
a tragedian; an actor or actress
arduously
requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult
hard to endure; full of hardships; severe
fathomable
understandable
discretions
good judgments
modesties
resignations
acts of acceptance
acts of leaving
tirade
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation
a long, vehement speech
perspicacious (adj)
insightful
having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning
pellucid
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent
clear in meaning, expression, or style
cogently
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation
to the point; relevant; pertinent
salacious (adj)
lustful, grossly indecent
ingenuous
honest
free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere
phlegmatic (adj)
self-possessed, calm, or composed
unemotional
tractable
easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding
irate
extremely angry; enraged;
deplore (v)
to regret deeply or strongly; lament
to disapprove of
