10 Flashcards
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Flamboyance - noun
extravagant elaborateness
Flamboyant means elaborate and ostentatious. When you think of flamboyant, think of Las Vegas showgirls: feathers, sequins, three-inch heels, enough make-up to disguise any irregularity. Flamboyant means showy, and though we often roll our eyes at it, it’s not a hateful thing.
Remedy - noun
a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain; act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
Conspicuous -
adj. obvious to the eye or mind; without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
Infallible -
adj. incapable of being wrong or faliure
Persevere -
verb be persistent, refuse to stop
Recurrent -
adj. recurring again and again
Absurd -
adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; incongruous; inviting ridicule
Castigate -
verb inflict severe punishment on; censure severely
Reminisce -
verb recall the past
Innocuous - adj.
not harmful or offensive ex: his morals was not innocuous in the slightest