Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Incredulous |
Skeptical; indicating disbelief. |
|
Leviathan |
Something unusually large of its kind |
|
Malevolent |
Shoeing ill will; vindictive; evil; harmful |
|
Officious |
Too ready to offer services to others; fond of meddling |
|
Pallid |
Pale; wan ; faint or lacking in color. |
|
Propitiate |
To make favorably inclinded |
|
Recrimination |
The act of accusing in return |
|
Saunter |
To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll |
|
Specious |
Apparently good but lacking in real merit; not genuine; misleading |
|
Strident |
Making or having a harsh sound; grating ; creaking |
|
Rue |
To be sorry for |
|
Taboo |
Excluded or forbidden from use or mention |
|
Tacit |
Silent; saying nothing; implied without being openly expressed |
|
Tirade |
A long angry or violent speech |
|
Vicissitude |
Changing condition; a variation in circumstance, fortune, character |