list 6 Flashcards
austere
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
corpulent
fat
derisive
expressing contempt or ridicule.
effeminate
behaving/qualities like a women as a man.
jocund
cheerful/ lighthearted
manifest
clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
or demonstrate
ostentatious
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
strident
loud and harsh; grating.
vehement
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
elegiac
mournfulness/ sorrow
fecund
fertile
fortuitous
happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.
infirmity
physical or mental weakness.
malady
a disease or ailment.
nuance
a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
profligate
recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
remonstrance
a forcefully reproachful protest.
scintillate
emit flashes of light; sparkle.
vitiate
spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.