New Vocab - List 8 Flashcards
Animosity
hostility, hatred
concord
agreement
conflagration
big fire
consummate
supremely good
cursory
superficial
dalliance
non-serious involvement
dubious
doubtful
equitable
fair and equal
fastidious
very fussy, excessively concerned
fidelity
faithfulness, loyalty
futile
useless, waste of time and effort
holistic
whole, entire, seeing things as a whole
idiosyncratic
quirky, eccentric
ineffable
cant be expressed in words
infelicity
unsuitability, inappropriateness
integrity
honor, honesty
intermittent
on and off, not continuous
judicious
fair and wise
mercenary
seeking money above all else
meticulous
thorough, taking care of details
petulant
sulky
polarized
divided in two extremes
pragmatism
practicality
presumptive
presumed
propensity
tendency
prosaic
ordinary
quelled
suppressed
regressive
moving backwards
remiss
neglectful
sedulous
thorough, eager