Yukino Noso Round 2 Flashcards
Def: secretly and often dishonestly
Furtive
Def: in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it’s really something else
Ostensibly
Def: to make something less clear and harder to understand intentionally
Obfuscate
Def: to publicly criticize that something is bad or evil
Denounce
Def: strange or unusual
Eccentric
Def: take the place or move into the position
supersede
Def: obvious to the eye or mind
Conspicuous
Def: lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
Vapid
Def: not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
Incredulous
Def: incapable of making mistakes
Infallible
Def: no longer necessary or no longer in use
Obsolete
Def: volunteering one’s services where they are neither asked nor needed
Officious
Def: by unexpressed agreement
Tacitly
Def: capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
Mutable
Def: having strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life
Bigoted
We exchanged furtive smiles across the table.
secretly and often dishonestly
The party secretary resigned ostensibly from ill health.
in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it’s really something else
She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
to make something less clear and harder to understand intentionally
The film was denounced as sexist.
to publicly criticize that something is bad or evil
He was a kind but eccentric man.
Strange or unusual
Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways.
take the place or move into the position
The sign was placed in a very conspicuous spot.
obvious to the eye or mind
The whole thing would be hilarious if it wasn’t so vapid.
lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
He was incredulous when hearing the news.
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
