list 3 Flashcards
heath
(noun) an area of open uncultivated land, espescially in Britain with characteristics vegetation heather, gorse, and coarse grasses
impious
(adj.) not showing respect or reverence, espescially for a god
jaded
(adj.) dull, tired, bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having too much of the same thing
keen
(adj.) sharp, having or showing eagerness and enthusiasm
laudatory
(adj.) (of speech/ writing) expressing praise and commendation; compliment, flattering
maudlin
(adj.) self pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkeness
nebulous
(adj.) haze, hazy, unclear, vague, blurry, foggy
onerous
(adj.) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that hard
palaver
(noun) prolonged and idle discussion; fuss/trouble
quixotic
(adj.) exceeding idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
rectify
(verb) put something right; repair, fix
sacrosanct
(adj.) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with; sacred, untouchable
taper
(verb) to diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end; narrow, thicken
unctuous
(adj.) slick, not to be trusted, oily
garish
(adj.) obtrusively bright and snowy