Personal Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Pernickety
A
Too much emphasis upon something petty
2
Q
Derisive
A
Ridicule
3
Q
Lugubrious
A
Mournful or gloomy
4
Q
Interlocutor
A
One who speaks, takes part in dialogue
5
Q
Stupefaction
A
Insensible. oblivious
6
Q
Loquacity
A
Incredibly chatty
7
Q
Swarthy
A
One with a dark complexion
8
Q
Churlish
A
Ill-mannered and rude
9
Q
Infinitesimal
A
Miniscule
10
Q
Chicanery
A
Deception used political or financial gain
11
Q
Stolid
A
At ease and dependable, of little emotion
12
Q
Esoteric
A
Understood by only a chosen few, like jargon
13
Q
Profligate
A
Wasteful
14
Q
Dilatory
A
Slow to act
15
Q
Dithering
A
Ambivalent
