PT1 Flashcards
1
Q
NADIR
A
the lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.
“asking that question was the nadir of my career”
2
Q
AUSTERE
A
- severe or strict in manner or attitude.
“he was an austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook” - having a plain and unadorned appearance.
“the cathedral is impressive in its austere simplicity”
2
Q
VERITY
A
- : the quality or state of being true or real. 2. : something (such as a statement) that is true. especially : a fundamental and inevitably true value.
3
Q
BREVITY
A
- shortness of duration
- short, concise
4
Q
CAPTIOUS
A
fault finding
5
Q
CALUMNY
A
false and malicious accusation
6
Q
VERACIOUS
A
true, accurate
7
Q
CONTEMPTUOUS
A
contempt, scornful
8
Q
CONTUMELIOUS
A
contemptuous
9
Q
PUSILLANIMOUS
A
TIMID
10
Q
CONSPICUOUS
A
CLEARLY VISIBLE
11
Q
Scruff/Scuf of the neck
A
Scruff
12
Q
Myopic
A
Nearsighted
