SMART Words Flashcards
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Displaying unusually early development or maturity.
Precocious
A show of bravery or defiance.
Bravado
A social blunder.
Faux pas
Jarring, discordant sound.
Cacophony
An ideal condition of harmony, stability, or joy.
Nirvana
One who is excessively preoccupied with oneself; an extremely self-centered person.
Narcissist
Excessively sentimental.
Maudlin
Lively and exceptionally intelligent; animated.
Scintillating
A general sense of unease.
Malaise
A long, very angry speech, usually of a critical nature.
Tirade
To move gently and smoothly through the air.
Waft
Passionately devoted to a cause, ideal or goal.
Zealous
Discontinued of irritable.
Peevish
An unnecessary or wasteful activity.
Boondoggle
A remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
Panacea
Displaying careful attention to details.
Fastidious
To exclude from a group.
Ostracize
Extremely critical or sarcastic; cutting.
Caustic
Showiness meant to impress others.
Ostentatious
A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.
Angst
An expression of approval; special acknowledgement or award.
Accolade
Exceptional personal magnetism or charm.
Charisma
Causing distaste or disgust because of an excess of something originally pleasant.
Cloying
Performed with ease and fluency of speech or writing that suggests insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness.
Glib
Bitter, sharp hostility, especially in speech.
Acrimony
Being in loose disarray; disordered, untidy.
Disheveled
Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; blunt.
Brusque
Someone or something that deviates from the norm; stands out.
Anomaly
Subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.
Capricious
To use vague or ambiguous language in order to avoid commitment or deceive anyone.
Equivocate
Understood by only a restricted number of people.
Esoteric
To obtain something by being clever or devious.
Finagle
Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable.
Gregarious
An opinion or teaching that clashes with established beliefs or opinions.
Heresy
Tranquil, carefree, or picturesque.
Idyllic
Lack of good taste or consideration for the feelings or others; tactless; improper.
Indelicate
Doing harm in a subtle manner.
Insidious
Word or phrase that is expressed repeatedly to reaffirm an idea or to motivate someone.
Mantra
A name wrongly applied to a person or object.
Misnomer
A statement contradicts itself; a person or thing that is contradictory or has conflicting aspects.
Paradox
