Vocabulary From Books Flashcards by Zach Lorenz

The appearance of being true or real

Verisimilitude

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The insertion of something of a different nature into something else

Interpolation

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A remark interjected into a conversation

Interpolation

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Occurring as an interruption or change to an existing situation

Supervening

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The process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions

Catharsis

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A feeling of triumphant jubilation; rejoicing

Exultation

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Ominous, pompous, of momentous significance

Portentous

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At the point of death; dying, declining

Moribund

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Alleviate; disguise (band-aid) seriousness of action

Palliating

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One who worships anything archaic

Archaeolater

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Mass collection of things; assemblage

Agglomeration

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Many and various

Manifold

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Hold forth about (speak or write in great detail)

Expatiate

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Attendant; naturally accompanying or associated

Concomitant

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In place of (inferior substitute)

Ersatz

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Relating to tailoring, clothes or style of dress

Sartorial

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A feeling of anxious or worry

Disquiet

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Relating to deep inward feelings rather than intellect; instinct

Visceral

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Rambling; digressing from subject to subject
And
(Proceeding by logic or reason rather than intuition)

Discursive

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The quality of evoking a keen sense of regret or sadness; pathos

Poignancy

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Mocking; expressing contempt or ridicule

Derisive

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Harmless; inoffensive

Innocuous

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Characteristic of the underworld; irritating or tiresome

Infernal

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Translucently clear; easily understood

Pellucid

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A narrow valley between hills or mountains

Gorge

Eat a large amount of food greedily

Gorge

Relating to or inhabiting the underworld

Chthonic

Self-asserting or proud to an irritating degree

Bumptious

Strong desire; especially sexual desire

Concupiscences

Summary or abstract of a text or speech

Précis

Incorrect; wrong

Erroneous

State of such an extreme fear that one is unable to move

Petrification

Dogmatist; a person obsessed with formalism accuracy and precision that makes arrogant show of his learning

Pedants

Characterized by vulgar or pretensious display that’s designed to impress

Ostentatious

Suave, charming, confident and carefully dressed (especially of men)

Debonair

Exerting a detriment affect on later generations through the inheritance of undesirable characteristics

Dysgenic

(Of behavior) scornful or insulting; insolent (humiliating)

Contumelious

Rapid growth or development

Efflorescence

An artificial; highly elaborate way of writing or speaking

Euphuism

To utter loudly; shout

Vociferate

Clear, logical and convincing

Cogent

Pompous or pretentious speech or writing

Fustian

Abstain from especially on moral or practical grounds

Eschew

Elaborately or excessively intricate

Floridity

Unique; impossible to copy

Inimitable

Hatred of mankind

Misanthropy

Having strength energy and a strong sex drive; manly

Virile

Relative newcomer to a high ranking social class; upstart

Parvenu

Moujik

Russian peasant

Disregarding accepted conventions; especially in literary and grammar style Dissolute

Licentious

Dissipated; lax in morals

Dissolute

The hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean or arachnid

Carapace

Attribute

Impute

Tomb

Sepulcher

The treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting

Chiaroscuro

Short, philosophical, memorable saying

Apothegm

A self-righteous person; a hypocrite Jewish school of strict tradition that claims superiority

Pharisees

Casual romantic or sexual relationship

Dalliance

Brief or casual involve in something

Dalliance

Organizer particularly of operas plays and concerts

Impresario

Crude offensive sexual acts or communications Lecherous

Lascivious

Use gestures, usually dramatic ones, to communicate or enhance communication

Gesticulate

Becoming liquid or having a tendency to become liquid

Deliquescence

Aggrieved; feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived to be unfair treatment

Indignant

Multiply or spread prolifically or rapidly

Pullulate

Threatening or harming; menacing

Baleful

Unctuous

Greasy; excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

Pernicious

Having a harmful effect; especially in a subtle way

Dubious

Hesitating or doubting due to suspicion

Pernicious

Harmful in a gradual subtle way

Castigate

Reprimand severely

A semantic or grammatical assertion of the truth of an utterance Truthful

Veridicality

A semantic or grammatical assertion of the truth of an utterance Truthful

Veridicality

Relating to mental activity or the intellect

Noetic

Pretentious

Attempting to impress by affect greater importance

Dross

Something regarded as worthless; rubbish or debris

Dross

Something regarded as worthless; rubbish or debris

Esculent

Fit to be eaten; edible

Esculent

Fit to be eaten; edible