Set 12 Flashcards
acrimonious
(typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter
belligerent
hostile and aggressive
beneficent
(of a person) generous or doing good
canny
having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money and business matters
cavalier
showing a lack of proper concern; offhand
a dashing and attentive man; especially one acting as a lady’s escort
a small spaniel of a breed with a long snout
distressed
suffering from extreme anxiety; sorrow or pain
(of furniture or clothing) having simulated marks of age and wear
dwindling
gradually diminishing in size, amount or strength
eclipse
an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination
a loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing
encyclopedic
comprehensive in terms of information
exacerbate
make (a problem, bad situation or negative feeling) worse
exasperated
intensely irritated or frustrated
fungible
(of goods contracted for or without an individual specimen being specified) replaceable by another identical term, mutually interchangeable
hackneyed
(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite
incongruous
not in harmony or keeping with surroundings or other aspects of something
interchangeable
apparently identical; very similar
(of two things) able to be interchanged
laconic
(of a person, speech or style of writing) using very few words
lucrative
producing a great deal of profit
magisterial
having or showing great authority / domineering; dictatorial
onerous
(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble or difficulty
opprobrium
harsh criticism or censure
parsimonious
very unwilling to spend money or use resources
peripheral
relating to or situated on the edge of periphery of something
of secondary or minor importance; marginal
provocative
causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately
renounce
formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right or possession)
tempestuous
characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion
very stormy
tenable
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
(of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used
transgression
an act that goes against a law, rule or code of conduct; an offence
urbane
(of a person, especially a man) courteous and refined in manner
verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
vitiate
spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of
