Week 8 Flashcards
Buoyancy
relative lightness.
Levity
lightness of mind, character, or behavior
Effervescence
to show enthusiasm
Ebullience
High spirits
Vivacious
lively
Equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
Ambiguous
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations
Enigmatic
Difficult to intemperate or understand
cryptic
mysterious in meaning; puzzling
Inscrutable
not easily understood
Predisposition
Act a particular way
Predilection
a tendency to think favorably of something
Penchant
A strong inclinations for something
Propensity
a natural inclination or tendency
Proclivity
Natural inclination or tendency
Innate
Inborn; natural
Intuitive
Instinctive
Visceral
Instinctive
Nuance
A subtle difference
Connotation
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
Innuendo
an indirect intimation
Insinuate
Suggest or hint
Somber
gloomily dark
Bleak
Bare; desolate
Dire
causing or involving great fear or suffering
Grim
Stern; harsh
Staid
fixed; settled
Arcane
known or understood by very few
Esoteric
Only known by a few
Byzantine
Excessively complicated
Recondite
Little known
Tortuous
Not direct or straightforward
Abstruse
Hard to understand
Convoluted
complicated
Provincial
local
Parochial
Narrow-minded
Myopic
Narrow minded
Bigoted
Biased
Insular
Narrow-minded
Conjecture
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
Extrapolation
Educated guess
Supposition
Assumption
Surmise
A guess
Wry
Crooked
Sardonic
characterized as bitter
Caustic
Sarcastic
Acerbic
Harsh or severe
Trenchant
Vigorous in expression