Test Four Flashcards
Dissident
A person who opposes official policy
Intergation
Process of joining or mixing with groups of different people
Parapet
A low protective wall on the edge of a roof
Termites
Small insect
Irrevocably
A way that can’t be changed
Belligerence
Aggressive behaviour
Reconnaissance
Military observation of a region to locate an enemy
Quarrels
Heated argument or disagreement
Onerous
Task involving great deal or effort
Acquisitions
Asset or object bought or obtained
Tersely
Uses few often in an unfriendly manner
Reciprocating
To return something
Expeditions
A journey taken by a group of people
Platitudes
Flat or dull remark
Morose
Sullen and ill tempered
Intuition
The ability to understand something
Deign
Something that one considers to be below one’s dignity
Rivet
Permanent mechanical fastener
Unsurped
To take control of a position of power without having the right too
Hostility
Unfriendly or opposition
Brusquely
In a way that s quick and slightly rude
Adjunct
Something added to something else
Conjure
To appear by the means of magic
Chiding
To speak out in anger
Jovial
Cheerful and friendly
Resignation
A formal notification of resigning
Decipher
To determine the meaning of something
Impromptu
Done without being planned
Jubilant
Feeling or expressing great happiness
Approbation
approval or praise
Winced
Make a slight grimace
Lapels
The collar of a coat or jacket
Magnanimous
Generous or forgiving
Reining
Guiding or pulling a horse by it’s rains
Patronising
Kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority
Fervently
Very enthusiastic or passionately
Ostentatious
Attracting or seeking to attract attention
Languishing
To exist in an unpleasant or unwanted situation
Abdomen
The belly
Chastised
To punish severely
Exhilarated
Very happy and full of joy
Menace
A person or thing likely to cause harm or danger
Ominously
Suggesting that something bad is going to happen
Scornfully
Without respect
Cistern
Often built to catch and store rainwater
Taulty
Tight or completely stretched
Unheeded
Hard or noticed but disregard
Stemmed
A plant having a supporting stem
Placatory
Intended to make someone less angry
Reedy
High and thin in tone
Mullion
mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window
Hovel
A small squid
Ineffectual
not producing any significant or desired effect
Serene
calm, peaceful, and untroubled
Goad
provoke or annoy
Contorted
twisted or bent out of the normal shape
Ruefully
in a way that expresses sorrow or regret
Conspiratorially
in a manner suggestive of or relating to a conspiracy made by a group of people to do something unlawful or harmful
Creme-de-la-creme
the best person or thing of a particular kind
Pompous
affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important
Cretin
a stupid person
Volatile
easily evaporated at normal temperatures
Derisive
expressing contempt
Pointedly
in a direct and unambiguous way, often indicating criticism or displeasure.
Merest
used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is.
Tirade
a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
Gnat
any of many species of tiny flying insects
Incessant
continuing without pause
Astounded
shock or greatly surprise
Resented
feel bitterness towards someone
Incomprehensible
not able to be understood; not intelligible.
Simultaneously
At the same time
Euphemistic
using or of the nature of a euphemism
Delectation
pleasure and delight
Posterior
further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end
Prevarication
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
Derriere
a person’s buttocks.
Rasped
make a harsh, grating noise
Accustomed
customary; usual
Contemptuous
showing contempt; scornful
Sullen
Bad tempered skuclly
Aghast
filled with horror or shock
Platitudes
a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content
Ruddy
having a healthy red colour
Dystopian
relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice