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;
22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Abhor
|
Regard with disgust and hatred.
|
|
|
Adulation
|
obsequious flattery; excessive admiration or praise.
|
|
|
Amicable
|
Showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable:
|
|
|
anachronism |
something or someone that is not in its correct historical corchronological time |
|
|
apprehensive |
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
|
|
auspicious |
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable |
|
|
boorishness |
like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive |
|
|
cartography |
the production of maps |
|
|
cathartic |
relieving of emotional tensions, through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. |
|
|
censure |
strong or vehement expression of disapproval |
|
|
collusion |
a secret agreement |
|
|
consummate |
to bring to a state of perfection |
|
|
cursory |
going rapidly over something without noticing details |
|
|
decorous |
keeping with good taste. Polite and restrained. |
|
|
deride |
to laugh at in scorn. ridicule. mock |
|
|
destitution |
poverty so extreme that one lacks the means to provide for oneself. |
|
|
diffidence |
state of being diffident |
|
|
disparage |
belittle |
|
|
dogmatic |
principles concerning faith, morals |
|
|
eclectic
|
selecting or choosing from various sources.
|
|
|
eloquent
|
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
|
|
|
elucidate
|
to make clear |
