Lit Vocab 6 Flashcards
Bruit
Brut
To spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors
Abortive
e bor’ tiv
Failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed
Contumelious
Kon tu me’ le es
Insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive; humiliating
Dictum
Dik’ tem
A short saying; an authoritative saying
Ensconce
En skons’
To settle comfortably and firmly in a position; to put or hide in a safe place
Iconoclastic
I kon e klas’ tik
Attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions
In medias res
In med’ e as ras’
In or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things
Internecine
Int er nes’ en
Mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed
Maladroit
Mal e droit’
Lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgement
Maudlin
Mod’ lin
Excessively or effusively sentimental
Modulate
Mod’ ye lat
To change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust
Portentous
Por ten’ tes
Foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompous
Prescience
Presh’ ens
Knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foresight
Quid pro quo
Kwid’ pro kwo’
Something given in exchange or return for something else
Salubrious
Se Lu’ bre es
Conductive to health or well-being; wholesome
