Words of the Day Flashcards
Abide
to accept without objectification; tolerate
Delve
to make a careful or detailed search for information
Exegesis
an explanation or critical interpretation of a text
Nary
not any or not one
wend
to direct one’s course: travel
steadfast
for my fixed in place: immovable
frigid
very cold in temperature
artic
very cold (weather conditions)
continual
recurring in steady usually rapid succession
innocuous
not likely to give offense to arouse strong feelings or hostility
a capella
without instrumental accompaniment
Highfalutin
pretentious, fancy, pompous
orientate
to acquaint with the existing situation or environment
metadata
a set of data that describes and gives information about other data
shame
to obtain especially by irregular means
frugal
sparing or economical with regard to money or food
timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or lack of confidence
tortuous
marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns: winding
rectify
to set right: remedy
fiasco
a complete failure
serenity
the state of being clam, peaceful, untroubled
gratuitous
uncalled for; lacking good reason: unwarranted
pandemonium
a wild uproar; commotion
indomitable
impossible to subdue or defeat
