Unit 1 Flashcards
Brusque(adj)
Blunt
Terse
Abrupt
Gruff
Dispassionate(adj)
Unemotional Composed Unruffled Detached Cool
Effervescent (adj)
Lively
Bubbly
Sparkling
Fledgling (adj)
New and untried
Inexperienced
Newly hatched baby bird
Hackneyed (adj)
Over-used
Worn out
Trite
Cliched
Incessant (adj)
Non-stop
Constant
Unremitting
Never ending
Indefatigable (adj)
Never getting tired
Unflagging
Unrelenting
Remorseless
Misanthrope (noun)
An antisocial person
A person how hates or distrusts human kind
Misogynist: hates women
Morose (adj)
Gloomy Miserable Glum Depressed Pessimistic
Nonchalance (noun)
Lack of concern
Insouciance
Dispassion
Detachment
Opulence (noun)
Luxury
Riches
Lavishness
Sumptuousness
Progeny (noun)
Offspring
Children
Descendants
Proximity (noun)
Nearness
Closeness
Propinquity
Sagacious (adj)
Intelligent Wise Perceptive Erudite Astute
Stoic (adj)
Showing no distress
Seemingly unaffected by pain or discomfort
Supplant (verb)
To replace
To take the place of
To supersede
Unassailable (adj)
Undeniable
Incontrovertible
Watertight
Irrefutable
Voluminous (adj)
Large
Bulky
Capacious
Voracious (adj)
Greedy Insatiable Hungry Ravenous Rapacious
Affinity(noun)
A preference,
A mutual attraction or liking,
Kinship
