Words From Text Flashcards
protean
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable ALSO (of an actor or actress) versatile; able to play many kinds of roles
belies
to show to be false; contradict ALSO to misrepresent
placate
to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures
chary (of)
cautious or careful; wary ALSO sparing; choosy
fastidious
excessively particular, critical, demanding; hard to please
ethereal
light; airy; tenuous ALSO extremely delicate or refined
echelon
a level of command, authority, or rank ALSO a level of worthiness, achievement, or reputation
diffident
lacking confidence in one’s own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy ALSO restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
timorously
full of fear; fearful
pedantic
ostentatious in one’s learning ALSO overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching
misnomer
a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation ALSO an error in naming a person or thing
servile
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning
pantomime
the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech
amalgamate
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine
propagate
to spread; to cause to increase in number or amount; to create (an effect) at a distance, as by electromagnetic waves, compression waves, etc., traveling through space or a physical medium; transmit
patina
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value; a similar film or coloring appearing gradually on some other substance
redact
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit
macabre
gruesome or horrifying; ghastly ALSO pertaining to death, especially its grimmer or uglier aspect
invective
vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach
gregarious
fond of the company of others; sociable
unequivocal
not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation
elegiac
used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy ALSO expressing sorrow or lamentation
menagerie
a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition ALSO an unusual and varied group of people
apostasy
the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief
surrogate
a person appointed to act for another; deputy ALSO a substitute
prolix
extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy
infundibuliform
having the shape of a funnel
jowl
a jaw, especially the lower jaw
capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic
missive
a written message; letter
