TKaM List 1 Flashcards
Aberration
- N
- An act that is unusual or irregular from the standard or normal
- Divergence, deviation (Syn)
Aberrational (Adj)
Lineament
- N
- Distinguishing features of someone
Lineamental (adj)
Lineamentation (N)
Philippic
- N
- Harsh speech / verbal attack
- Rebuke, tirade (Syn)
Umbrage
- N
- A feeling or sense of dissatisfaction
Rectitude
- N
- Rightness in terms of morals/ character
Interdict
- V
- To forbid / prohibit
Interdictor (N)
Palliation
- N
- The act of lessening or easing the seriousness of something
Palliator (N)
Palliate (V)
Cantankerous
- Adj
- Disagreeable, ill-tempered
- contentious (Syn)
Cantankerously (Adv)
Cantankerousness (N)
Haughty
- Adj
- Disdainfully proud, arrogant
Haughtily (adv)
Haughtiness (N)
Assuage
- V
- To ease, relieve
Assuagement (N)
Assuager (N)
Taciturn
- Adj
- Uncommunicative, quiet
- Reticent (Syn)
- Boisterous (Ant)
Taciturnly (Adv)
Taciturnity (N)
Vapid
- Adj
- W/o life or spirit
- Insipid (Syn)
- Boisterous (Ant)
Vapidly (Adv)
Vapidity (N)
Vapidness (N)
Predilection
- N
- Favorable opinion, having preference
Nebulous
- Adj
- Hazy, cloudy, hard to see
- Lucid (ant)
Nebulously (adv)
Nebulousness (n)
Entailment
- N
- A limited inheritance
Condescension
- N
- Act of treating someone as inferior
- Patronizing (Syn)
Condescensive (adj)
Condescensively (adv)
Auspicious
- Adj
- Showing/expecting promise or favor in terms of success
- Propitious (Syn)
Auspiciously (Adv)
Auspiciousness (N)
Obstreperous
- Adj
- Resisting control, unruly
Obstreperously (Adv)
Obstreperousness (N)
Obstreperousity (N)
Pestilence
- N
- Something deadly or destructive (disease/plague)
Pestilent
Pestilential
Edification
- N
- The act of uplifting, improving morally or spiritually
Edify (tv)
Ascertain
- V
- To learn or discover
Ascertainable (adj)
Ascertainably (adv)
