New words Flashcards
Overbearing
dominating, autocratic
Rehash
reuse of old ideas without change
Skullduggery
underhand, trickery behavior
Unqualified
unalloyed, complete, total
Magisterial
authoritative
Sleek
stylish, attractive
Construe
interpret in a particular way
Roost
settle down for rest
Unwieldy
cumbersome, difficult to handle
Profess
proclaim
Sterling
excellent or valuable
Prying
excessively interested in others private affairs
Pastiche
a mixture of things// imitate the style of previous work
Opprobrium
vitriol, disdain, strong criticism
Implacable
unyielding, opposed to sth in a angry way
Puncture
刺穿
Putative
supposed, assumed
Warble
croon, sing melody of low pleasing sound
Flagrant
egregious, so bad
Mendacious
prevarication, not veracious
Clique
a small close-knit group of people
Fungible
interchangeable
Cagey 謹慎小心的
not willing to say everything, wary of being deceived
Far-fetched
not likely to happen or be true 牽強