Magoosh Advanced 2 Flashcards
Dovetail
fit together tightly, as if by means of an interlocking joint
Effervescent
marked by high spirits or excitement
Effrontery
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
Enjoin
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
Epigram
a witty saying
Enormity
an act of extreme wickedness
Eponym
the name derived from a person (real or imaginary); the person for whom something is named
Exiguity
the quality of being meager
Expansive
communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner
Expurgate
to remove objectionable material
Factitious
artificial; not natural
Fell
terribly evil
Firebrand
someone who deliberately creates trouble
Flippant
showing inappropriate levity
Gambit
a maneuver or risk in a game or conversation, designed to secure an advantage
Graft
corruption, usually through bribery
Grandiloquent
puffed up with vanity
Gumption
resourcefulness and determination
Hagiographic
excessively flattering toward someone’s life or work
Halcyon
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquility; marked by peace and propersity
Hauteur
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
Hector
to bully or intimidate
Hoary
ancient
Imbibe
to drink or absorb as if drinking