nov 9th Flashcards
boisterous
- Noisily turbulent: ROWDY
- Marked by expressive of exuberance and high spirits
- STORMY, TUMULTUOUS
idiosyncrasy
- A peculiarity of constitution or temperament
2. Characteristic peculiarity
Upheaval
Extreme agitation or disorder: radical change
Rampant
- Rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
- Marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint
- Profusely widespread
Detriment
- Injury, damage
2. A cause of injury or damage
Regurgitate
To become thrown or poured back
Inexorable
Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped: RELENTLESS
Facet
Any of the definable aspects that make up a subject or an object
Feign
Pretend; give a false appearance
Furtive
Done in a quiet or secretive way
Formidable
- Very powerful or strong
- Very difficult to deal with
- Large or impressive in size or amount
Stratified
- Formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers
2. Divided into social classes
Provocation
The act of provoking, something that provokes or stimulates : Incitement
Valediction
Bidding farewell
Scathing
Bitterly severe
Repudiate
To refuse to acknowledge, to reject, to refuse to accept, to refuse to have anything to do with
flout
- SCORN
2. To indulge in scornful behavior
Relish
A feeling of liking