Word List 33 Flashcards
Onerous
Burdensome
Elated
Overjoyed; In high spirits
Surrogate
Substitute
Repast
Meal; Feast; Banquet
Cadaver
Corpse
Ingénue
An artless girl; An actress who plays such parts
Inanimate
Lifeless
Garnish
Decorate
Churlish
Boorish; Rude
Poignancy
Quality of being deeply moving; Keenness of emotion
Exhaustive
Thorough; Comprehensive
Verdant
Green; Lush in vegetation
Unruly
Disobedient; Lawless
Debutante
Young woman making formal entrance into society
Cession
Yielding to another; Ceding
Astral
Relating to the stars
Archives
Public records; Place where public records are kept
Anoint
Consecrate
Frustrate
Thwart; Defeat
Indignation
Anger at an injustice
Renegade
Deserter; Traitor
Genre
Particular variety of art or literature
Cantata
Story set to music; To be sung by a chorus (usually a religious musical work)
Abeyance
Suspended action
Inconsequential
Insignificant; Unimportant
Heedless
Not noticing;Disregarding
Insidious
Treacherous; Stealthy; Sly
Onset
Beginning; Attack
Skimp
Provide scantily; Live very economically
Finesse
Delicate skill
Nondescript
Indistinctive; Ordinary; Indescribable
Surmise
Suppose as a reasonable guess
Frantic
Wild
Amoral
Non-moral
Manifesto
Declaration; Statement of policy
Eccentricity
Oddity; Idiosyncrasy
Witticism
Witty saying; Wisecrack
Reek
Emit (odor); A strong and disagreeable fume or odor
Hybrid
Mongrel; Mixed breed
Deprecate
Express disapproval of; Protest against; Belittle
Altercation
Noisy quarrel; Heated dispute
Practicable
Feasible
Expedient
Suitable; Practical ; Politic
Buffoonery
Clowning
Besmirch
Soil; Defile