LOF Vocab 1 Flashcards
Specious
Falsely appearing to be fair, just, or right; showy
Recrimination
A retaliatory accusation
Creepers
Plants that grow along to ground or up surfaces
Furtive
Done by stealth
Efflorescence
The process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower
Bastion
A fortified area or position
Effulgence
Radiant splendor
Festoon
To decorate; adorn
Pliant
Easily influenced; able to bend without breaking
Proffer
To offer or give (something) to someone
Gesticulated
To make gestures especially when speaking
Gaudy
Too bright and heavily decorated; very large or impressive
Assented
Agreed to or approval of, especially after carefully thinking about it
Tacit
Expressed or carried on without words or speech
Officious
Volunteering service where they are not needed; meddlesome