Oct.17,2015-Day.3 Flashcards
loquacious
liking to talk; talking smoothly and easily; talkative
garrulous
talkative; tending to talk a lot
querulous
adj. complaining in an annoyed way
myopic
lacking of long-range perspective in thinking or planning
discriminate
v. to make a clear distinction
tenuous
weak; thread
incorrigible
not able to be changed or corrected
unequivocal
very strong and clear; leaving no doubt
mundane
adj. ordinary, rather than spiritual things
enlighten
v. to give knowledge or understanding to someone
effusive
expressing a lot of emotion
ineffable
adj. to great, powerful to be described
prognosis
n. a judgement about what is going to happen in the future
congregate
v. to collect into a group or crowd
platitude
n. a statement that expressed an idea that is not new
redundant
repeating something else therefore unnecessary
concise
adj. using a few words
curt
adj. done in a quick and impolite way
provoke
v. to cause to become angry, violet
reduction
n. the act of making something smaller
retrenchment
reduction, curtailment especially
entrench
v. to place something in a very strong position that cannot be easily changed
trenchant
adj. very strong, clear, and effective