"Loitering" Flashcards
Anomie (n.)
1 : Social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values.
2 : personal unrest resulting from a breakdown of values.
Comes from Greek “no law” or lawlessness”
Coalescence (n.)
1 : A mass formed by a variety of elements coming together.
2 : the act of coming together
Perambular (adj.)
1 : Relating to a preamble, prefatory statements.
Suppurate (v.)
1 : Undergo the formation of pus; fester.
Mellisonant (adj.)
1 : Pleasing to the ear.
Via-a-vis
1 : In relation to,(face to face), as compared to.
Mingy (adj.)
1 : Informal, mean and stingy.
Hardscrabble (adj.)
1 : Returning little for a lot of effort
2 : Characterized by chronic poverty and hardship.
Loaf (v.)
1 : To spend time relaxing instead of working.
Patent (adj.)
1 : Clear or obvious
Canned (adj.)
1 : Prerecorded (rehearsed) and therefore lacking in freshness and spontaneity.
Luster (n.)
1 : Glow of reflected light
2 : Sheen
3 : Inner beauty and radiance
Ostensive (adj.)
1 : See apparent
Locution (n.)
1 : a particular form of expression or a peculiarity of phrasing; especially : a word or expression characteristic of a region, group, or cultural level
Anodyne (n.)
1 : Serving to alleviate pain
2 : Not likely to upset