Level 1B Flashcards
tawdry
gaudy, cheap & showy, sleazy
Creed
belief, professed faith if opinion esp. in religious belief
peevish
irritable, cross, complaining, fretful, ill-humored and impatient, difficult to please
arduous
very difficult, hard to achieve or accomplish, requiring great effort
personable
attractive, pleasing in appearance, handsome, comely, presentable
resolute
firmly determined or settled, resolved, having a set opinion or purpose, steadfast, unwavering g, persevering
supposition
assumption, theory, hypothesis
arbitrary
unreasoned, based on personal feelings or preferences rather than reason, logic or law
monotonous
lacking variety, tediously uniform, unvarying and dull
legacy
something handed down from the past, an inheritance
manifold
numerous and varied, consisting or many kinds, containing many elemental features or characteristics
pliant
bending easily, flexible, adaptable, workable
retort
quick reply, esp. one that is cutting or witty.
obstinate
stubborn, inflexible, unwilling to give in or compromise, not yielding to argument or persuasion
lacerate
tear, cut roughly, rend, mangle