March 14 Flashcards
1
Q
Munificence
A
the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity.
2
Q
Obtuse
A
annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.
3
Q
Proscribe
A
forbid, esp. by law.
4
Q
Puerile
A
childishly silly and trivial.
5
Q
Pugnacious
A
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
6
Q
Salient
A
most noticeable or important.
7
Q
Serendipity
A
the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
8
Q
Spurious
A
not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
9
Q
Timorous
A
showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.
10
Q
Deride
A
express contempt for; ridicule.
11
Q
Laconic
A
(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
12
Q
Replete
A
filled or well-supplied with something.
