Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Having a sense of the beautiful. Adjective
The philosophical theory or set of principles governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place. Noun
Amicable
Adjective
Characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable.
Anachronistic
Adjective
Pertaining to or contain an anachronism
Noun.
Something that is not correct historically.
Benevolent
Adjective
Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings.
Camaraderie
Noun
Comradeship, good-fellowship.
Circuituous
Adjective
Roundabout; not direct.
Condescending
Adjective
Showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority.
Deleterious
Adjective
Injurious to health; harmful.
Demagogue
Noun
Person especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
Digression
Noun
The act of digressing.
A passage or section that deviates from the central them in speech or writing.
Divergent
Adjective
Causing or pertaining to divergence
Having no infinite limits (math)
Ephemeral
Adjective
Lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory; lasting but one day.
Noun
Anything short-lived, as certain insects.
Exemplary
Adjective
Worthy of imitation; commendable.
Extenuating.
Adjective
Serving to make a fault, offense, etc. appear less serious.
Fortuitous
Adjective
Lucky; fortunate
Happening or produced by chance; accidental
Hedonist
Noun
A person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
Hypothesis
Noun
A proposition set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group.
Impetuous
Adjective
Of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc; impulsive.
Perfidious
Adjective
Deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful
Precocious
Adjective
Unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development.
Provocative.
Adjective
Tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulation, irritating or vexing.
Sagacity
Noun
Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgement.
Spurious
Adjective
Not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit.
Superfluous
Adjective.
Being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
Vindicate.
Verb.
To clear as from accusation, input action, suspicion, or the like.
