Practice Test 2 Flashcards
Haphazard
random, chaotic, incomplete
overt
not secret or hidden
sweltering
hot and humid
precarious
fraught with danger
presumptuous
excessively forward
intrepid
fearless
happenstance
chance of random event or circumstance
aptitude
state of being fit for a purpose
ebb
flowing backward or away
recede
retire
decrease
feign
dissimulation
falsely/deceitfully
erudition
knowledge gained from books
limpidity
easy to understand
pellucidity
transparent/clear
macabre and moribund
horror of death/decay
subsume
absorb in something else
nettlesome
causing irritation/annoyance
resplendent
shining with brilliant luster
spurn
reject with contempt
detente
easing of tensions
canards
absurd story/statement
enmity
state of being hostile/unfriendly
vitality
energy
polemical
controversial
trifling
not worth considering