v3 Flashcards
supplanted
supersede or replace
supersede
take the place of
infringed
actively breaking the terms of a law or agreement
exigency
urgent need or demand
consummate
make a relationship official by sexual intercourse
wiles
devious or cunning stratagems employed in manipulating or persuading someone to do what one wants
eunuch
castrated male employed to guard women’s living areas at oriental court, ineffectual person
petulant
childish sulking or bad tempered
bursar
college financial manager
evasive
avoid commitment or self-revelation, responding indirectly
flummoxed
bewildered or perplexed
anthologized
include in an anthology
anthology
published series of poems or pieces of writing
martinet
strict disciplinarian in army
tantalizing
torment or tease of something unattinable
perogative
right or privilege exclusive to individual
pugnacity
earger or quick to fight or argue
spinsters
typically older unmarried women
subsect
sect directly derived from another
eclectic
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad range of sources
allude
suggest or call attention to indirectly, hint at
prudent
acting with care or thought of the future
expositional
expounding, setting forth, explaining, detailed statement
posthaste
with great speed or immediacy
geritol
trademark name for various dietary supplements, typically for iron deficiency
settee
long upholstered seat, typically with back and arms
akin
similar character, related by blood
cloak and dagger
involving characteristic of mystery, intrigue, or espionage
prowl
move around restlessly and stealthily, in search of prey, prowling
taciturn
reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little
his girl friday
efficient and faithful female assistant
evocative
bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind
deluding
impose a misleading belief upon someone, deceive, fool
hospice
home providing care for the sick and terminally ill
melancholia
subtype of depression, extreme despair or guilt
contemporaries
person or thing living or existing at the same time as another, same age
sojourn
temporary stay
cobbler
mender/maker of shoes and leather goods, clumsy workman
denizens
inhabitant or occupant of a particular space
pious
devoutly religious, hypocritical display of virtue
faux pa
significant or embarrassing error or mistake
petulance
quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered
gangbusters
police officer/person who takes part in breaking up criminal gangs, very successful
canape
small bread or pastry with topping often served with drinks at a formal party
lugged architrave
clasically inspired window or door casing
wainscot
wooden paneling on the lower part of walls of a room
Mennonite
chrisitan group of anabaptist similar to amish
ouzo
is a dry anise-flavoured aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece and Cyprus. It is made from rectified spirits that have undergone a process of distillation and flavoring
saccharin
sweet-tasting synthetic compound used as a sugar substitite
nonsensical
having no meaning or not making sense
