Oct.27,2015 Flashcards
placid
adj. calm (serene, tranquil)
inert
adj. sluggish; inactive (quiescent, torpid, phlegmatic)
listless
adj. sluggish; without energy (enervated, inert, phlegmatic)
quiescent
adj. resting; quiet (inactive)
serene
adj. tranquil; calm; placid (quiescent)
static
adj. stationary (stagnent, inert)
lethargic
adj. lazy; sluggish (phlegmatic, enervated, listless)
moratorium
n. postponement (delay)
stagnate
adj. to become inactive (idle, static)
torpor
n. lethargy; apathy (inertness, lassitude)
respite
n. rest (hiatus, moratorium)
hiatus
n. a break in the continuity of something (respite)
torpid
adj. dormant (inert, idle)
dormant
adj. inactive but capable of become active
belligerent
adj. warlike; quarrelsome (cantankerous, antagonistic, contentious)
irascible
adj. easily angered (choleric, splenetic, petulant)
volatile
adj. explosive; tending to evaporate quickly (unsettled)
rebuttal
n. refutation; opposing response to an argument (repartee)
refute
v. to disprove; to rebut forcefully (contradict, rebut)
incite
v. to urge into action (coax, cajole, instigate)
pugnacious
adj. quarrelsome; warlike (truculent, belligerent)
bellicose
adj. eager for war (combative, bottleful, pugnacious)
harass
v. to annoy (irritate, torment)
tumultuous
adj. diorder or insubordination (hectic, unruly)
