The Easily Forgets Flashcards
adversity
(n.) bad situation
amiable
(adj.) friendly; agreeable
ambiguous
(adj.) having several meaning
animus
(n.) ill will
blithe
(adj.) joyous; carefree or heedless
beget
(v.) to produce as an effect; elicit
denizen
(n.) citizen
disingenuous
(adj.) insincere, misleading
gregarious
(adj.) sociable
gauche
(adj.) tactless, unsophisticated
contemptuous
(adj.) expressing disgust and disapproval
ephemeral
(adj.) fleeting; lasting a very short time
insular
(adj.) narrow-viewed
haphazard
(adj.) dependent on chance
mundane
(adj.) common, ordinary
primordial
(adj.) first-formed; original, elementary; very beginning
mores
(n.) fixed customs or moral attitude
quixotic
(adj.) extravagantly romantic; impractical
pedestrian
(n. ) walker
(adj. ) lacking distinction
peripheral
(adj.) concerned with relatively minor aspects
inherent
(adj.) existing as an inseparable part
provincial
(adj.) short-sighted; parochial; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
solicitous
(adj.) full of desire; eager
stoic
(adj.) emotionless
secular
(adj.) not pertaining to any particular religion
sedentary
(adj.) sitting
tutelage
(n.) guardianship; teaching
superfluous
(adj.) unnecessary; extraneous
precocious
(adj.) usually advanced in development
wanton
(adj.) unrestrained; reckless
