vocab rev. quiz (units 7-9) Flashcards
good
well
eu
beside
alongside
para
par
backward
behind
retro
under
sub
time
chron
heart
cord
sound
voice
phon
to please
to appease
plac
to carry
port
to hold
ten
state
quality
act of
ety
place where
thing which
orium
harsh or bitter in disposition, speech, or manner
acrimonious
irrelevant to the present topic; a nonessential part
extraneous
involving untrue information that harms someone’s reputation
libelous
physically or morally harmful
noxious
lacking in courage; characterized by weakness of spirit
pusillanimous
brave, courageous, daring, stouthearted
pusillanimous
fretful, irritable, peevish, petulant, waspish, whining
querulous
clandestine, covert, furtive, secret, underhanded
surreptitious
showing caution; watchful on all sides; attentive to everything that may affect action or decision
circumspect
the elements or parts of; composed
constituent
blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible, reproachable
culpable
conceal, cover, hide, mask
manifest
apparent, blatant, clear, discernible, evident, explicit, manifest, obvious, open, plain, unconcealed
overt
observable without being concealed
overt
socializer
recluse
companiable, gregarious, neighborly, sociable
recluse
accordingly, corresponding, hence, particularly, subsequently, successively
respectively
a looking back on the past; a review of something past
retrospect
capers, frolics, pranks, tricks
antics
causing death, destruction, or ruin; very harmful
baneful
detrimental, noxious, pernicious, toxic
baneful
benefit, blessing, bonus, donation, fortune, gain, grant, present
boon
government through bureaus run by non-elective officials; government officials collectively
bureaucracy
connoisseur, expert, master, professional
dilettante
exhibiting unstable behaviour
flighty
dependable, directed, reliable, stable
flighty
to bright or glaring; showy
garish
bombast, declamation, oration, tirade
harangue
tearfully or effusively sentimental
maudlin
checkered, dappled, parti-colored, variegated; disparate, diverse, heterogeneous
motley
one who makes an ostentatious display of knowledge; one who gives undue attention to trivial details of learning but has little interest in practical affairs
pedant