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)
instigate
v. to urge on (incite, foment, coax, cajole)
provocative
adj. tending to aggressive or stimulate (goading, alluring)
propensity
n. a natural inclination; a tendency
