Reading...
Play button
Play button
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;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
beatific
|
(adj.) blissful, rapturous
|
|
|
behemoth
|
(n.) a creature of enormous size
|
|
|
blandishment
|
(n.) anything designed to flatter
|
|
|
cacophonous
|
(adj.) harsh-sounding, discordant
|
|
|
chicanery
|
(n.) trickery, deceptive practices
|
|
|
consign
|
(v.) to give over to another's care
|
|
|
coup
|
(n.) a highly successfully plan or stratagem
|
|
|
euphemism
|
(n.) a mild or inoffensive substitute
|
|
|
febrile
|
(adj.) feverish, frentic
|
|
|
gainsay
|
(v.) to deny, contradict
|
|
|
imminent
|
(adj.) about to happen
|
|
|
innate
|
(adj.) natural, inborn
|
|
|
loath
|
(adj.) unwilling, reluctant
|
|
|
manifest
|
(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes
|
|
|
minutiae
|
(pl n.) small or trivial details
|
|
|
moratorium
|
(n.) a suspension of activity
|
|
|
nostrum
|
(n.) an alleged cure-all; scheme of questionable effectiveness
|
|
|
pariah
|
(n.) one who is rejected
|
|
|
visionary
|
(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream
|
|
|
wizened
|
(adj.) shruken and wrinkled
|
