Vocab 1e Flashcards
Hackneyed
(adj.) Unoriginal, so commonplace as to be stale; trite, or banal
Corroborated
(v) To support with evidence, make more certain, or confirm
Plasticity
(n) Capacity to be molded or made to assume or hold a shape
Ebullience
(n) Liveliness or exuberance, especially in manner or expression
Plethora
(n) Excess, profusion, or overabundance
Artless
(adj. ) Uncultured or ignorant, lacking in knowledge
(adj. ) Poorly or crudely made
(adj. ) Without artificiality; natural, sincere
Artifice
(n) A crafty, cunning trick or stratagem
(n) Deception or false behavior
(n) Cleverness, skill, or ingenuity
“In this he succeeded, though not without a good deal of artifice, more creditable to his ingenuity than to his virtue.”
Din
(n) A loud, clamorous noise