wasdasd Flashcards
Stratagem
Noun: ruse; trick; ploy
Delineate
: Verb: depict; portray; picture
Ubiquitous
Adj: present or existing everywhere; omnipresent; universal
Viscous
Adj: gummy; having a gelatinous quality; sticky; thick
Illusory
Adj: misleading; deceptive; imaginary
Largesse
Noun: generosity in giving; liberality
Propriety
Noun: the state of being proper; correctness; decorum
Brackish
Adj: salty; briny
Nettle
Verb: to annoy; to peeve; to anger Noun: a prickly or stinging plant
Credence
: Noun: belief; credit; trust
Demur
Verb: to object; to protest
Bastion
Noun: a stronghold; a citadel; a rampart
Travesty
Noun: a parody; a farce; a mockery
Nuance
Noun: a subtle change or variation; shade; delicate graduation of shade or difference
Diatribe
Noun: a bitter and prolonged verbal attack; tirade
Sylvan
Adj: wooded; forested; living or located in a forest
Furtive
Adj: sneaky; secret; clandestine; covert
Badinage
Noun: light and playful conversation; banter
Fatuous
Adj: stupid or foolish in a self-satisfied way; vapid; silly; vacuous
Dissemble
Verb: to disguise or conceal; to mask
Myopic
Adj: nearsighted; shortsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view
Penchant
Noun: preference; propensity; predilection
Feckless
:Adj: ineffective; weak; incompetent; lacking in spirit and strength
Raiment
Noun: garments; clothing; apparel; attire
Grouse
Verb: to complain; to kvetch Noun: a complaint
Esoteric
Adj: secret; arcane; private; understood by only a select few
Testy
Adj: easily irritated; irritable; peevish
Picayune
Adj: paltry; measly; inconsequential; small-minded
Bestial
Adj: beastlike; brutal; animal; depraved
Murky
Adj: dark and gloomy; cloudy; unclear
