Vocab 4,161 - 4,180 Flashcards
Languorous
– adjective
1) characterized by tiredness / inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind: summer at the lake was slow and languorous.
Foreboding
– adjective
1) implying that something bad is going to happen: the Doctor spoke in a dark and foreboding tone.
Proceedings
– noun
1) an event / series of activities involving a formal procedure: you must complete a form to start proceedings.
Catty-corner
– adjective
1) in a diagonal / oblique position: the house stood catty-corner across the square.
Deft
– adjective
1) demonstrating skill and cleverness: the script was both deft and literate.
Dynamicity
– noun
1) The condition of being dynamic: The dynamicity of the dataset makes it difficult to keep accurate.
Sermonize
– verb
1) to speak in an opinionated / dogmatic manner: they confidently sermonize on the fixed nature of identity.
Verity
– noun
1) something that is true, as a principle / belief / idea / statement: the eternal verities.
Misbegotten
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Table stakes
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Buffet (verb)
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Sovereignty
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Put/throw the cat amongst the pigeons (idiom)
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Disposition
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Tour de force
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