Some Random Vocab I Found Flashcards
egregious
adj. outstandingly bad; shocking
“egregious abuses of copyright”
adj.(archaic) remarkably good.
archaic
adj. very old or old-fashioned
“prisons are run on archaic methods”
adj. (of a word or a style of language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavor
“a term with a rather archaic ring to it”
adj. of an early period of art or culture, especially the 7th–6th centuries BC in Greece.
“the archaic temple at Corinth”
rehab
n. (informal) a course of treatment for drug or alcohol dependence, typically at a residential facility.
“the star has been in rehab for a week”
n. (informal) a building that has been restored.
“a homeowner who discovers his rehab straddles the San Andreas fault”
v. (informal) rehabilitate or restore.
“they don’t rehab you at all in jail”
surreptitiously
adv. in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively.
“Mary surreptitiously slipped from the room”
ubiquitous
adj. present, appearing, or found everywhere.
“his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family”