Vocab 4 Flashcards
Strident
Harsh sounding
The bell at the end of the day was strident
Recluse
A person who lives a secluded life
She was a recluse who lives in the woods
Stoic
Showing a lack of emotion
She acted stoic after her mothers death which was odd
Tirade
A speech marked by harsh content
The angry old man went on a tirade
Verbose
Using or containing too many words
They were verbose in their paper
Innocuous
Harmless
She made sure her comment was innocuous
Objective
Real; actual
The red of the game was objective
Trite
Worn out by constant use
Her argument was trite
Aesthetic
Relating to the beautiful or artistic
I appreciated the aesthetics if watching the sunset
Paradox
A statement contrary to common belief
War is peace is a paradox
Synopsis
Statement giving a brief review of condensation
she told me a synopsis of the movie before I watched it
Esoteric
Confidential
The doctors chart was esoteric to me
Stanza
A group of lines forming a division of a poem or song
The stanza in her poem was beautiful
Symmetry
Similarity of form on either side of a dividing line
The butterflies wings were in perfect symmetry
Irrelevant
Not relating to the subject
The story she told was irrelevant to our discussion
