Word Watch 41-70 Flashcards
Someone who studies words then writes dictionaries
Lexicographer (noun)
disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury; guresome
Macabre (adjective)
pleasing to the ear
Mellifluous (adjective)
an unlucky accident
Mishap (noun)
mechanism that neatly enables memorization of new information concisely
Mnemonic (noun)
lack of sophistication or worldliness
Naivete (noun)
A person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves
Narcissist (noun)
the unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to relatives
Nepotism (noun)
done, occurring, or active at night
Nocturnal (adjective)
lacking conscious awareness of
Oblivious (adjective)
using words that imitate the sound they denote
onomatopoeia (noun)
the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own
Plagiarism (noun)
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
nonchalance
not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse
Precarious (adjective)
Ready and able to resort to force or violence
pugnacious (adjective)
