Set 13 Flashcards
affinity
a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something
altruistic
showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish
baroque
highly ornate and extravagant in style
byzantine
(of a system or situation) excessively complicated, and typically and involving a great deal of administrative detail
compromise
settle a dispute by mutual concession
weaken or harm by accepting standards that are lower than is desirable
concillatory
intended or likely to placate or pacify
countenance
admit as acceptable or possible
a person’s face or facial expression
covert
not openly acknowledged or displayed
credible
able to be believed; convincing
diffuse
spread out over a large area; not concentrated
lacking clarity or conciseness
documentary
consisting of or based on official documents
using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject
exhaustive
including or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive
exhilarating
making one feel very happy; animated; or elated; thrilling
extraneous
irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with
of the external origin
fervor
intense and passionate feeling
futile
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
illusory
based on illusion; not real
invidious
(of an action or situation) likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
(of a comparison or distinction) unfairly discriminating; unjust
lethargic
affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic
metaphorical
characteristic of or relating to metaphor; figurative
mimic
imitate(someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule
numinous
having a strong religious or spiritual quality
indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity
obscure
not discovered or known about; uncertain
not clearly expressed or easily understood
overt
done or shown openly; plainly apparent
pellucid
easily understood; lucid
perpetuate
make (something) continue indefinitely
rational
based on or in accordance with reason or logic
scathing
witheringly scornful; severely critical
subtle
(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe
making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something
superficial
existing or occurring at or on the surface
appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely
not thorough, deep or complete; cursory
