Vocabulary chunk 5 Flashcards
Profound
penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
amalgam
mixture or combination
Chagrin
strong feeling of embarrassment, cause to feel shame or hurt pride
contingent
a gathering of persons representative of some large group, uncertain because of incontrollable circumstance
conterminous
having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
Confound
be confused or perplexed to, cause to be unable to think clearly
Cogent
powerful persuasive
sanguine
a blood red color, confidently optimistic and cheerful
veritable
being in fact the thing named and not false unreal or imaginary
tapestry
something made up of different things, people, color, etc
polyglot
many tongue
aplomb
confidence and skill shown especially in a difficult situation
Histrionic
too emotional or dramatic( relating to acting or the theater
verbiage
speech or writing that contain too many words or that are more difficult than necessary
ignominy
a situation or event that cause you to feel ashamed or embrassed