Lessons 1-2 Flashcards
apocryphal
adj. of dubious authenticity or origin; spurious
arcane
adj. understood by only a few; mysterious
convene
v. summon or cause to assemble; gather or assemble; meet formally
expedient
adj. useful for some purpose; convenient; concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one’s own interests
n. a means employed to bring about a certain result
exude
v. flow out slowly; ooze or emit; give forth; exhibit in abundance
gesticulate
v. motion energetically with the body or limbs
imperturbable
adj. calm and assured
increment
n. increase, addition or gain, often by regular, consecutive amounts
levity
n. excessive frivolity; a lack of seriousness; joking
mortify
v. embarrass or humiliate
periphery
n. area around the edges; outermost part
raconteur
n. one who tells stories with skill and wit
reiterate
v. say or do over again; repeat
subterfuge
n. deceptive scheme or strategy
vacillate
v. move back and forth from lack of balance; waver; alternate indecisively between opinion or courses of action
accoutrements
n. pl. equipment or accessories
aggrieved
adj. feeling or expressing a sense of injustice, injury, or offense
choleric
adj. easily angered; quick-tempered
comport
v. behave or conduct oneself; be in accord or agreement (used with with)
disconcert
v. disrupt the self-possession or confidence of; perturb or fluster
fauna
n. animals of a region or period; considered as a whole
interpose
v. to put or come between; intervene or interrupt
maraud
v. roam in search of plunder
modicum
n. small amount
opulent
adj. having or exhibiting great wealth or abundance
patrician
n. member of the nobility
adj. of noble birth; showing refinement of taste or manners
phlegmatic
adj. not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in temperament
propensity
n. natural inclination or tendency
therapeutic
adj. relating to the treatment of a disease; contributing to general well-being
utilitarian
adj. practical; relating to usefulness rather than beauty
