Test 1 Flashcards
Accolade
Praise
Allusion
Indirect reference
Ambivalence
Uncertainty; having “mixed” feelings
Ambivalent
Unable to decide
Analogy
Comparison
Anecdote
Short account of something interesting; story
Anomalous
Odd; not fitting the pattern
Apparition
Ghost; something that ‘appears’
Aspersion
Negative feeling; negative remark
Belligerence
Aggression
Bombastic
Too elaborate; exaggerated
Candid
Truthful
Capricious
Changeable; fickle
Cherished
Cared for; firmly held
Cliche
Over-used expression
Conception
- idea, view
2. beginning of pregnancy
Convoluted
Complicated or long-winded
Credence
Belief
Cryptic
Hidden
Currency
- Widespread acceptance
2. Money
Decorous
good and correct (used of behaviour)
Denunciation
Act of speaking out against
Derailed
Thrown off course
Derivative
Unoriginal
Despotic
Acting like a tyrant
Detritus
Rubbish
Diaphanous
Very thin and transparent
Dictum
Often-used saying
Dilettante
Person who dabbles in the arts
Disdained
Showed contempt for
Dispassionate
Unbiased; fair
Dowager
An elderly woman of elevate social status
Dubious
Doubtful
Egalitarian
Equal;Believe in equality
Elicit
Draw out( mainly used for info or feelings)