Vocab 7 Flashcards
words with suffixes -ous
harsh or bitter in disposition, speech, or manner
acrimonious
different from the usual or standard; hard to identify or classify because of abnormality
anomalous
involving hard labor; to test one’s endurance
arduous
irrelevant to the present topic; nonessential part
extraneous
unauthentic or fabricated
factitious
involving untrue information that harms someone’s reputation
libelous
physically or morally harmful
noxious
occurring or appearing after one’s death
posthumous
lacking in courage; characterized by weakness of spirit
pusillanimous
given to complaining; full of complaints
querulous
harsh-sounding or loud; rambunctious and rowdy
raucous
taken or done stealthily or secretly; unauthorized
surreptitious
acrimonious
harsh or bitter in disposition, speech, or manner
anomalous
different from the usual or standard; hard to identify or classify because of abnormality
arduous
involving hard labor; to test one’s endurance