Repeating/Riddling Words Flashcards
Recidivist
someone who returns to a previous pattern of behavior, especially criminal behavior
Doppelganger
a ghostly double of a living person
Tautology
a needless repetition of the same words or phrases, an empty statement composed of simple statements that make it logically true, whether the simple statements are factually true or not
Redundant
something that exceeds what’s necessary
Simulacrum
image or representation
Palimpsest
a literal manuscript, possibly on hide or parchment, that has been written on, scraped, and written on again, or an object or place that similarly reflects layers of its history
Pleonasm
a verbal redundancy often used deliberately for poetic effect
Verisimilitude
realism, believability, credibility
Reiterate
to repeat
Recrudescent
to revivify or to come back after a period of quiet inactivity
Enigma
a puzzling, inexplicable, or ambiguous situation
Ambiguous
the meaning of something is uncertain, open to more than one interpretation
Ambivalent
uncertain (describes human emotions)
Byzantine
something excessively complicated, especially when the complexities come about through intrigue or scheming
Paradox
a seemingly contradictory statement, one that probably reveals truth
Labyrinthine
something that has the qualities of a maze, an intricate structure of interconnected passages, something very confusing (describes situations or places, not people)
Conundrum
a challenging puzzle, dilemma, or riddle
Oneiric
a scholarly adjective for matters that relate to or suggest dreams or visions
Oxymoron
a brief paradox, a word or phrase that seems to contradict itself but does not
Latent
it’s present but not evident, you may or may not know if it’s there
