Week 9 Flashcards
1
Q
Dolorous (adjective)
A
feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress:
2
Q
Ersatz (adjective)
A
not real or genuine:
3
Q
Excoriate (verb)
A
censure or criticize severely:
4
Q
Gamut (noun)
A
the complete range or scope of something:
5
Q
Machination (noun)
A
a plot or scheme
6
Q
Nascent (adjective)
A
just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential:
7
Q
Paramount (adjective)
A
more important than anything else; supreme:
8
Q
Rapacious (adjective)
A
aggressively greedy or grasping:
9
Q
Surreptitious (adjective)
A
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of:
10
Q
Trite (adjective)
A
overused and consequently of little import; lacking originality or freshness.
