Week 17+18 Flashcards
Inscrutable (adj)
Unfathomable, mysterious
Intangible (adj)
Unable to be perceived by touch
Ineptitude (N)
General unfitness
Irascible (adj)
quick to get angry
Jeer (v)
to laugh at with contempt and derision
Jingoism (n)
describes excessive chauvinism, combined with a bellicose attitude
Juxtapose (v)
when you place two things side by side
Kindle (v)
to start a fire
Kitsch (n)
trashy art, without taste or aesthetic value
Lachrymose (adj)
tearful, mournful
Laconic (adj)
terse, using few words
Lambent (adj)
flickering, radiant, playing over a surface
Languish (v)
to drop, take on a melancholy air
Levity (n)
a manner lacking seriousness
Laudable (adj)
deserving praise commendation
Lexicon (N)
a dictionary, the special of particular person, profession
Lascivious/Licentious (adj)
lewd, lustful, and amoral
Limpid (adj)
clear
Lith (adj)
supple, lissome, agile
Loquacious (adj)
talkative, garrulous