Gres Hit Parade 4

Front 1

acerbic

Back 1

having a sour or bitter taste or character, sharp, biting

Front 2

amenable

Back 2

agreeable, responsive to suggestion

Front 3

astringent

Back 3

having a tightening effect on tissue, harsh, severe, something with a tightening effect on tissue

Front 4

credulous

Back 4

tending to believe too readily, gullible

Front 5

desiccate

Back 5

to dry out or dehydrate, to make dry or dull

Front 6

dilettante

Back 6

one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

Front 7

disparage

Back 7

to slight or belittle

Front 8

flout

Back 8

to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

Front 9

garrulous

Back 9

pointlessly talkative, talking too much

Front 10

hubris

Back 10

overbearing presumption or pride, arrogance

Front 11

impetuous

Back 11

hastily or rashly energetic, impulsive and vehement

Front 12

inimical

Back 12

damaging, harmful, injurious

Front 13

intractable

Back 13

not easily managed or directed, stubborn, obstinate

Front 14

intrepid

Back 14

steadfast and courageous

Front 15

laconic

Back 15

using few words, terse

Front 16

mercurial

Back 16

characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

Front 17

mollify

Back 17

to calm or sooth, to reduce in emotional intensity

Front 18

neophyte

Back 18

a recent convert, a beginner, novice

Front 19

ostentatious

Back 19

characterized by or given to pretentious display, showy

Front 20

phlegmatic

Back 20

calm, sluggish, unemotional

Front 21

probity

Back 21

adherence to highest principles, complete and confirmed integrity, uprightness

Front 22

proclivity

Back 22

a natural predisposition or inclination

Front 23

profligate

Back 23

excessively wasteful, recklessly extravagant

Front 24

propensity

Back 24

a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

Front 25

prosaic

Back 25

dull, lacking in spirit or imagination

Front 26

quixotic

Back 26

foolishly impractical, marked by lofty romantic ideals

Front 27

rarefy

Back 27

to make or become thin / less dense, to refine

Front 28

recondite

Back 28

hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure

Front 29

refulgent

Back 29

radiant, shiny, brilliant

Front 30

renege

Back 30

to fail to honor a commitment, to go back on a promise

Front 31

sedulous

Back 31

diligent, persistent, hard-working

Front 32

spendthrift

Back 32

one who spends money wastefully

Front 33

tacit

Back 33

implied, not explicitly stated

Front 34

terse

Back 34

brief and concise in wording

Front 35

tout

Back 35

to publicly praise or promote

Front 36

trenchant

Back 36

sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating

Front 37

untenable

Back 37

indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable

Front 38

variegated

Back 38

multicolored, having a variety of patches of different color

Front 39

vigilant

Back 39

alertly watchful

Front 40

vituperate

Back 40

to use harsh, condemnatory language, to abuse or censure severely or abusively, berate

Front 41

volatile

Back 41

readily changing to a vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive