Set 26 Flashcards
lugubrious
looking or sounding sad and dismal
transcend
go beyond and range / surpass
flustered
make (someone) agitated or confused
incidental
occurring by chance
happening as a result
less important
axiomatic
self-evident or unquestionable
macabre
disturbing because concerned with or causing fear of death
gullible
easily persuaded to believe something, credulous
ingrained
firmly fixed or established
difficult to change
tacit
understood or implied without being stated, implicit
exorbitant
unreasonably high (of price or amount)
serene
calm, peaceful and untroubled, tranquil
treatise
a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject
corporeal
relating to a person’s body especially as opposed to their spirit, (law) consisting of material objects
figurative
departing from a literal use of words, metaphorical
motose
sullen and ill-tempered
fickle
changing frequently especially as regard one’s loyalties or affections
capricious
ramification
a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action
eclectic
deriving ideas, style or taste from a broad and divers range of sources
apprehensive
anxiety or fear that something bad wiill happen
idiosyncratic
peculiar or individual
insolent
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
ardent
very enthusiastic or passionate
doctrinaire
dogmatic, rigid seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstance without regard to practical considerations
officious
intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice
interfering
cease
come or bring to an end
lavish
very generous or extravagant
rich
conductive
havingthe property of conducting something
equanimity
calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation
supplant
supersede and replace
lampoon
publicly criticize someone by using ridicule, irony or sarcasm
