Vocab, batch #4 (51-75) Flashcards
Myrmidon
obedient
Narcissistic
in love with oneself
Paean
song/hymn of praise
Palladium
safeguard, protection
Philippic
bitter denunciation, tirade
Plutocratic
having great influence because of one’s wealth
Procrustean
cruel/inflexible in enforcing conformity
Protean
exceedingly variable
Saturnine
heavy, dull
Stentorian
very loud
Thespian
pertaining to drama or acting
Cumbersome
burdensome
Fulsome
obvious insincerity
Lissome
limber, nimble
Mettlesome
spirited
Winsome
full of a winning quality, cheerful, merry
Changeling
child who is secretly exchanged for another infancy
Au Courant
well informed
Blasé
tired of pleasures, bored
Chic
stylish
Complaisant
willing to please, obliging
Gauche
lacking social grace, crude, tactless
Maladroit
unskillful, clumsy
Debonair
gracious, courteous, charming
Mecurial
quick, vivacious, active