MC #7 Flashcards
feigned
pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
idolatrous
worshiping idols.
blindly adoring.
ambivalent
having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action
affectation
an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession
pomp
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
ostentatious or vain display, especially of dignity or importance.
perspicuity
clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. clearly expressed
pedantic
ostentatious in one’s learning.
overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.
cadence
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
(in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured.
circumlocution
a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
strident
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking
conciliatory
tending to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over: to conciliate an angry competitor.
inexorable
unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth;
not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties
insidious
intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
stealthily treacherous or deceitful: an insidious enemy
virtuosity
the character, ability, or skill of a virtuoso.
a fondness for or interest in virtu. (virtu: excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.)
extemporaneous
done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous speech.
