Week 7 Flashcards
Humdrum
Full and lacing excitement
Impeccable
Without fault of doubt
Impede
Be a hindrance or obstacle to
Leery
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Lucid
Transparently clear; easily understandable
Paradoxical
Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
Perennial
Lasting an indefinitely long time; eternal; everlasting
Pertinent
Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
Ploy
A clever plan to turn a situation to one’s advantage
Precarious
Fraught with danger
Precedent
An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Quandary
State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
Rankle
Gnaw into, make resentful or angry
Relegate
Assign to a lower position
Spurn
Reject with contempt
Squander
Spend thoughtlessly; waste time, money or an opportunity
Steadfast
Marked by firm determination or resolution not shakable
Thwart
Hinder or prevent (the efforts,plans, or desires) of
Unprecedented
Having never been done or known before; novel
Vie
Compete for something
Candid
Straightforward and honest
Bleak
Having a depressing or gloomy outlook
Variance
The quality of being different
Miser
A person who doesn’t like the spend money cause they are greedy
Err
To make an error
Censor
To examine and remove objectionable material
Censor
An official who censors material
Mesmerize
To spellbind or enthrall
