Vocab Flashcards
Avuncular
Like an uncle
Banal
drearily commonplace, boring
Candor-Candid
Honest
Capricious
change by whim/ unreliable/inconsisten
Colloquial
Conversational/ Way people speak
Didactic
Preachy- negative connotation
Disdain(ful)
contempt/condescending
Equivocation
not clear
Existential
matters of existence
Insolent
rude or insulting
Invective
Satire- cruel/attacking
Jargon
language of certain group
Meloncholy
sad, emotionally heavy
Platitude
Trite and Banal statement, made as if origional
Pragmatic
Practical
Prodigal
Wasteful of Resources
Trenchant
direct/ Insisive
Trite
Overused/ Cliche
Unscrupulous
not careful in execution
Vicarious(ly)
Living through someone else
Vicissitudes
Unforeseen difficulties that come along
Vulgar
Common or indecent
Capitulation
an agreement or set of conditions.
Condescension
an attitude of patronizing superiority; disdain.
Duplicity
Deceitful/ double dealing
Enigmatic
Difficult to interpret
Ephemeral
Lasting for short time
Loath
Reluctant or unwilling
Misogyny
dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.
Obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
Sycophant
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage