The Little Friend - Vocab Quiz Flashcards
Querulous(adj)
Fretful, irritable
You are being querulous, see how annoyed are looks
Vernacular
Everyday or colloquial language
Stop using vernacular language it sound unsophisticated.
Plaintive(adj.)
Mournful, pathetic
Stop being so plaintive he died years ago
Harried(adj.)
Agitated, flustered
I feel harried, the teacher is making my blood broil
Evasive(adj.)
Indirect, ambiguous
She gave us evasive directions
Incredulous(adj.)
Skeptical, doubtful
She looked at me incredulously, with a look that told me she had not believed a word I had just said.
Decrepit(adj.)
Feeble, weak
Her sickness was making her look decrepit
Unkempt
Untidy, messy
The room looked rather unkempt, there were papers everywhere
Irrevocable(adj.)
Unchangeable, permanent
Will’s behaviour is irrevocable
Bilious(adj.)
Distasteful, sickening
Capricious
Unpredictable; flighty
Verisimilitude
Believability; authenticity
Elusive
Difficult to find; indefinable
Itinerant
Traveler; vagabond
Languid
Sluggish; unhurried
Lassitude
Fatigue; apathy
Garrulous
Talkative; conversational
Efficacy
Effectiveness; productiveness
Reticence
Restraint; inhibition
Pedantic
Overly precise; meticulous
Fallacious
Incorrect; unfounded
Proffer
Offer; put forward
Opulent
Grandiose; wealthy
Petulant
Ill-tempered; grumpy