Word List 9 Flashcards
Ethnic
Relating to races
Adroit
Skillful
Bluster
Blow in heavy gusts; Threaten emptily; Bully; Noisy, violent, or threatening talk
Quip
Taunt
Libel
Defamatory statement; Act of writing something that smears a person’s character
Topography
Physical features of a region
Bandy
Discuss lightly or glibly; Exchange (words) heatedly
Uninhibited
Unrepressed
Sheathe
Place into a case
Rectitude
Uprightness; Moral virtue; Correctness of judgement
Atypical
Not normal
Oscillate
Vibrate pendulum-like; Waver
Manifest
Evident; Visible; Obvious
Lull
Moment of calm
Anthology
Book of literary selections by various authors
Imbibe
Drink in
Disjointed
Disconnected
Rationale
Fundamental reason or justification; Grounds for an action
Iconoclastic
Attacking cherished traditions
Devotee
Enthusiastic follower
Detraction
Slandering; Aspersion
Dwindle
Shrink; Reduce
Excoriate
Scold with biting harshness; Strip the skin off
Bloated
Swollen or puffed as with water or air
Sunder
Separate; Part
Astronomical
Enormously large or extensive
Pontifical
Pertaining to a bishop or pope; Pompous or pretentious
Motif
Theme
Veer
Change in direction
Actuarial
Calculating; Pertaining to insurance statistics
Virtuoso
Highly skilled artist
Surly
Rude; Cross
Solitude
State of being alone; Seclusion
Apposite
Appropriate; Fitting
Sequester
Isolate; Retire from public life; Segregate; Seclude
Recast
Reconstruct (a sentence, story)
Boisterous
Violent; Rough; Noisy
Gruesome
Grisly; Horrible
Forswear
Renounce; Abandon
Doldrums
Blues; Listlessness; Slack period
Skeptic
Doubter: Person who suspends judgment until the evidence supporting a point of view has been examined
Buffet
Slap; Batter; Knock about; A meal at which people help themselves
Inequity
Unfairness
Hibernate
Sleep throughout the winter
Relish
Savor; Enjoy