Word Of The Day 5 Flashcards
Involving ignoble actions and motives; a rousing moral distaste and contempt
Sordid
Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind
Adroit
Morally correct behavior or thinking righteousness
Rectitude
A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable
Modicum
A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy
Fop
Petty; worthless
Picayune
Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing
Rancor
Assertive authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters
Officious
To scratch or grope around with one fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something
Scrabble
The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless
Nihilism
Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
Quixotic
Stubbornly or willfully disobedient
Contumacious
Fertile
Fecund
Frenzied, agitated, unrestrained
Corybantic
Complaining in a petulant or whining manner
Querulous