Session 39 Flashcards
In penury
the state of being very poor
Vicarious
felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself
He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal.
He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning go
Ephemeral
Anything that lasts for a short time and leaves no trace .
Euphemism
an indirect word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one when you are talking about something that is unpleasant or embarrassing; the use of such expressions
Badinage
humorousorwittyconversation
Bovine
Cowlike ,calm patient and placid
Nostalgia
a feeling of pleasure, mixed with sadness, when you think of happy times in the past
Cacophonous
involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
Carnivorous
Flesh eating animals
Clandestine
secret and often not legal