Wonder Boys Flashcards
Noun) Convalescence
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injurY
Adjective) Quaint
attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
Adjective) Incipient
beginning to happen or develop.
Adjective) Spasmodic
occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts.
Adjective) Sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
Adjective) Fiduciary
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)
Adjective) Excised
having been cut out surgically.
Noun) Conviction
A conviction is something certain: a judgment of guilty in court and a strong belief are both convictions.
Noun & Adjective) Occult
Adj- involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
N- mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.
Adjective) Turgid (2 uses)
- swollen and distended or congested.
2. (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
Adjective) Obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Similar) Unctuous; Sycophant; Ingratiating
Noun) Purlieu
the area near or surrounding a place.
Adjective) Iridescent
showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.
Adjective) Invective
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
Similar) Vituperative; Admonish
Adjective) Retroussé
(of a person’s nose) turned up at the tip in an attractive way.
Noun) Equivocation
the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; prevarication.
Verb) Imbue
inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality).
Noun) Exhortation
a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
Adjective) Lambent
softly bright or radiant
Adjective) Gallant
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Noun) Larceny
Theft
Adjective) Pallid
pale, typically because of poor health.
Adjective) Demure
reserved, modest, and shy.
Noun) Anachronism
Something that doesn’t fit its time period
