Vocab 6 Flashcards
Abortive
failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed.
Bruit
To spread news, reports, or unsustained rumors
Contumelious
insolent or rude in speech or behavior, insultingly abusive; humiliating.
dictum
a short saying; an authoritative statement,
ensconce
to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place.
iconoclastic
attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas or institutions.
in media’s res
in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things.
internecine
mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed.
Murderous, savage
maladroit
lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgment.
maudlin
excessively or effusively sentimental.
over emotional
modulate
to change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust.
portentous
foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe self-consciously weighty, pompous.
prescience
knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foresight
Knowing what happened in the past
quid pro pro
something in exchange or return for something else
salubrious
conductive to health or well-being; wholesome
saturnalian
characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness.
touchstone
A means of testing worth or genuineness
traumatic
so shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substantial psychological damage.
vitiate
to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of.
waggish
fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous or droll.
