Week 30 Flashcards
George Saunders "Story Time" Vocab
adjective; relating to beauty or the appreciation of beauty, especially in art or design; “…we’ve gotten here, to where we are, by way of a completely lovely and inevitable–if–rocky intellectual/~~~ path…” ; “She has an ~~~ sense that helps her arrange flowers perfectly.”
esthetic
adjective; too simple or shallow, lacking thorough thought; “Where does the story start coasting, or go suddenly ~~~?”; “His ~~~ explanation for the conflict ignored the real complexities.”
facile
adjective; certain to happen or impossible to avoid; “…by way of a completely lovely and ~~~-if-rocky path.”; “It was ~~~ that eventually they would have to discuss the problem head-on.”
inevitable
verb; to discard or throw away something that is no longer needed; “…feeling free to ~~~ all of that lit-language we learned in school, as needed…”; “We had to ~~~ some old data that no longer applied to our research.”
jettison
adjective; childish or immature in behavior or content; “It’s not that the story isn’t boring, or facile, or racist, or ~~~—it likely is…”; “His ~~~ jokes made everyone roll their eyes.”
puerile
verb; to reject or turn away in a blunt manner; “When did it first ~~~ him?”; “He tried to be friendly, but she continued to ~~~ his attempts at conversation.”
rebuff
adjective; rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; “…which sometimes will feel ~~~ and negative…”; “Her ~~~ remarks during the debate offended some of the listeners.”
snarky
adjective; relating to deep inward feelings rather than intellectual analysis; “We dismiss this ~~~ feeling of reaction at our own peril.”; “He had a ~~~ reaction to the music that brought tears to his eyes.”
visceral
esthetic
adjective; relating to beauty or the appreciation of beauty, especially in art or design; “…we’ve gotten here, to where we are, by way of a completely lovely and inevitable–if–rocky intellectual/~~~ path…” ; “She has an ~~~ sense that helps her arrange flowers perfectly.”
facile
adjective; too simple or shallow, lacking thorough thought; “Where does the story start coasting, or go suddenly ~~~?”; “His ~~~ explanation for the conflict ignored the real complexities.”
inevitable
adjective; certain to happen or impossible to avoid; “…by way of a completely lovely and ~~~-if-rocky path.”; “It was ~~~ that eventually they would have to discuss the problem head-on.”
jettison
verb; to discard or throw away something that is no longer needed; “…feeling free to ~~~ all of that lit-language we learned in school, as needed…”; “We had to ~~~ some old data that no longer applied to our research.”
puerile
adjective; childish or immature in behavior or content; “It’s not that the story isn’t boring, or facile, or racist, or ~~~—it likely is…”; “His ~~~ jokes made everyone roll their eyes.”
rebuff
verb; to reject or turn away in a blunt manner; “When did it first ~~~ him?”; “He tried to be friendly, but she continued to ~~~ his attempts at conversation.”
snarky
adjective; rudely sarcastic or disrespectful; “…which sometimes will feel ~~~ and negative…”; “Her ~~~ remarks during the debate offended some of the listeners.”
visceral
adjective; relating to deep inward feelings rather than intellectual analysis; “We dismiss this ~~~ feeling of reaction at our own peril.”; “He had a ~~~ reaction to the music that brought tears to his eyes.”
