manhattan 5lb-2 Flashcards
doggedly
tenaciously
uncouth
lacking manners
tendentious
expressing a particular point (especially a negative one)
putative
commonly regarded, supposed
conjectural (conjecture)
an unproved theory
subterfuge
a clever deception
overt
open, transparent
subliminal
operating below the threshold of consiousness
purblind
poor vision
not able to see the whole picture
astigmatism
having short-sightedness
mordant
sarcastic
heralded
acclaimed
concomitant
accompanying
dulcet
sweet and soothing
obloquies
abusive language
deification
to worship
pulchritude
beauty
peccadilloes
small fault or sin
deplorable
very bad
desultory
without a plan
brusque
short
metastasize
to spread
semiotic
related to signs and symbols
parlous
dangerous
brook
to tolerate or condone
mores
customs or rules
distension
physical swelling
repertory
a collection of information or examples
expatiation
to be overly copious in desription
arcadian
rural pastoral
licentious
sexual
prudish
restrained in sexual thoughts
dissent
split in a group
propriety
correct
regressive
backwards
effet
weak
deft
able
accrue
accumulate overtime
seething
to be in a state of agitation or excitement
groaning
a mournful sound
baying
howling
callous
hardened, uncaring
unkempt
cluttered
heralded
to give news
scorn
contempt, to treat with contempt
ratified
to confirm by expressing consent
purportedly
to feign
decamped
to move hurriedly
pander
a person who acts as a pimp
fester
likely to get worse with time