W.O.W all weeks Flashcards
Mundane
(adj) lacking excitement or interest; dull
cacophony
(n) a harsh mixture of sounds
Baader Meinhof Phenomenon
(n) the experience of learning something new then noticing it being used repeatedly
Archaic
(adj) Very old fashioned
Abscond
(v) to leave in a sudden and secret manner
egregious
(adj) extremely bad
eclectic
(adj) made up styles and ideas from many sources
Faux pos
(n) a tactless embarrassing action in a social situation
infinitesimal
(adj) extremely small
magnanimous
(adj) very generous or forgiving especially towards someone less powerful then one self
Mellifluous
(adj) pleasant to hear
Carte Blanche
(n) complete freedom to act as one wishes
en route
(adv) on the way
docile
(adj) easily trained or taught
Gregarious
(adj) Sociable
debunk
(v) to expose falseness to ones idea or belief
non sequitur
a statement or conclusion that does not logically follow the previous statement
obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive degree
pariah
an outcast
pejorative
expressing disapproval or exempt
penultimate
second to last in a series of items
pneumonoultramicroscopicssillicovocanoconiosis
a lung disease
mundane
dull
quagmire
a complex or hazardous situation
quintessential
representing the most perfect example of a certain quallity
schadenfreude
a felling of pleasure derived from another persons misfortune
sesquicentennial
tending to use long words
spoonerism
a verbal error in witch a speaker either accidentally or as a play on words
tactic
understood or implied without being spoken
vacillate
to alternate or waver between different opinions
virtusoso
a person highly skilled in music or another form of art
