Vocabulary Quiz 23 Flashcards
Tableau
(n) A picture of a scene. representation of a picture, statue or scene
Parity
(n) Equality, as in amount, status, character. equivalence
Perfunctory
(adj) Mechanical, routine, listless, indifferent, without interest
Idiosyncrasy
(n) A peculiarity, distinctive characteristic of a person, identifying trait or mannerism
Umbrage
(n) Offense; resentment; annoyance; displeasure
Umbrage
(n) Offense; resentment; annoyance; displeasure, leaves that afford shade
Exigency
(n) an emergency, urgency
Aver
(v) To state positively and decisively with complete confidence that one says is true.
Aver
(v) To state positively and decisively with complete confidence that what one says is true.
Aver
(v) To state positively and decisively with complete confidence that what one says is true.
Expound
(v) To set forth or state in detail; to expound theories. to explain, interpret, to make a detailed statement. Expounds ON
Pithy
(adj)
Pithy
(adj) brief, forceful, meaningful in expression. full of substance, meaning. terse
Lampoon
(v) To mock or ridicule in a lampoon (n) a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society
Lampoon
(v) To mock or ridicule in a lampoon (n) a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society
