Week 12 Flashcards
Diatribe
Bitter criticism
My dad went on a diatribe about the government
Inhibition
Mental/psychological restraint
I had an inhibition to not jump off the cliff
Fortuitous
Happy accident
The man had a fortuitous accident and tripped over a pot of gold
Incoherent
Disjointed, not coherent, doesn’t make sense
The poet spoke incoherent sentences
Ilk
Kind, sort - negatively
The racist man described black people as “people who play basketball and things of that ilk”
Prestigious
Illustrious, highly regarded, well known
We stayed at the prestigious hotel to have a good vacation
Placard
Poster
There were several placards of an upcoming party
Integral
Essential
Technology is an integral part of life
Remuneration
Pay
The man working a good job got a good remuneration
Nominal
Slight
There was a nominal improvement in my skill
Expunge
Erase officially
After school the class clowns relevance was expunged
Flamboyant
Showy, colorful
The rainbow was very flamboyant
Anathema
Something greatly detested
The man’s name was anathema
Schism
Split
The couple had a schism
Utopia
Place of perfection
Everyone wishes to live in a utopia
Timorous
Fearful
I was very timorous of the dark
Truncated
Cut short - as in speech
The speech was truncated to a tldr
Jaunty
Sprightly, gay happy
The jaunty man was skipping down the street
Fractious
Quarrelsome
The fractious man was mouthing off to the teacher
Ostentatious
Showy, over the top
The ostentatious man was flexing his money
