Words Flashcards
something light, delicate or insubstantial
gossamer
a brilliant scarlet red
vermillion
gruesome; glaringly vivid or sensational
lurid
abounding in or resembling blubber; puffy
blubbery
a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
promotory
rich, fancy or dressy clothing; finery
regalia
to make a soft sucking sound such as that made by walking heavily through mud
to squelch
to roll, toss or heave, as waves or the sea
to welter
to scratch or scrape, as with claws or hands
to scrabble
to rush forward in an uncontrollable way
to careen
to make young or youthful again
to rejuvenate
subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
sophistry
being mentally sharp or clever
astute
permission to do sth however one chooses to do it
carte blanche
very angry, enraged or furious
livid
to feel joy or great delight
to jubilate
coming from another source
adventitious
smallness of number or quantity
paucity
to cause irritation or annoyance on someone
to exasperate
pleasant, friendly or suitable
congenial
to feel or show deep respect and honor for someone or something
to venerate
causing damage or wear by rubbing, grinding, or scraping
abrasive
lacking proper respect or seriousness
flippant
to trouble or harass
to beleaguer
someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain
enigma
a fence of stakes used for defense or to a line of steep cliffs
palisade
to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
to rankle
timid, meek, or unassertive person
milquetoast
to exclude from a group by common consent
to ostracize
an object (such as a dish, doorknob, or article of clothing) that may be contaminated with bacteria or viruses and serve in their transmission
fomite
comfortably or conveniently spacious; roomy
commodious
a person or thing that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
interloper
to cause (people) to take action on something that they are excited or concerned about
to galvanize
behaving in a way that seems polite, kind, or pleasing but is not genuine or believable
smarmy
a tall framework over an oil well that supports equipment used in drilling
derrick
pretentious, fancy or pompous
hoity-toity
proportionate or equal in size, amount, or degree
commensurate
an area inhabited by people who are different in some way from the people in the surrounding areas
enclave
to run away
to skedaddle
sad or depressed
dejected
tending to find fault and raise objections; calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument
captious
being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence; having the disposition of an enemy; reflecting or indicating hostility
inimical
former, sometime
quondam
to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting
to deter
to punish by a fine; to obtain by fraud, duress, or theft
to mulct
