Manhattan 6 Flashcards
ruddy
used as a euphemism for ‘bloody’.
(of a person’s face) having a healthy red colour.
eulogist
a person who gives a speech containing great praise, especially for someone who has recently died:
thespian
connected with acting and the theatre
albeit
although
riveting
extremely interesting:
fleeting
short or quick:
waggish
(of a person) funny in a clever way
tacky
of cheap quality or in bad style:
encumbrance
something that makes it difficult for you to do something:
earthy
referring to sex in a direct way
populist
a member of a political party claiming to represent the interests of the common people
explicate
to explain something in detail
heuristic
enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.
dystopia
an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian
aver
to say that something is certainly true:
contemptible
deserving contempt:
Draconian
(esp. of a rule, law, or punishment) extremely severe:
irredeemable
impossible to correct, improve, or change:
not able to be saved, improved, or corrected
delves
to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information:
earnest
sincere and serious:
meritorious
deserving great praise:
Cache
To store / memory
cogitation
the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation.
artillery
very large guns that are moved on wheels
astringent
Astringent remarks are clever but unkind or criticize someone:
obfuscate
to make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally:
Conformable
similar
patron
a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.
A regular customer
exultant
very happy, especially at someone else’s defeat or failure:
indispensable
absolutely necessary
reclusive
avoiding the company of other people; solitary.
monastic
of or related to monasteries or monks
fidelity
the state of remaining loyal to someone and keeping the promises you made to that person
the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced.
solidarity
agreement between and support for the members of a group:
ad hoc
when necessary or needed.
momentous
very important, esp. because of the effects on future events:
obliterate
to remove all signs of something; destroy:
engrossing
very interesting and needing all your attention:
intrinsic
being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing:
canonical
considered to be good and important, and worth studying:
careen
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
trundled
to develop or operate slowly:
Tarried / tarry
to stay somewhere for longer than expected and delay leaving
appose
to place something next to or close to something else:
inconsolable
so sad or disappointed that it is impossible for anyone to make you feel better:
Eremitic / eremite / hermit
A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence
piteously
in a way that causes you to feel sadness and sympathy:
stopgap
a temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.
canonize
to glorify.
Bleat / bleated
to complain in an annoying way:
