16 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Compendium
Collection of concised but detailed information
Dross
Worthless and rubbish
Axiomatic
Self evident or unquestionable
Quixotic
Exceeding idealistic
Execrable
Extremely bad and unpleasant
Tendentious
Promoting a particular cause of view especially a controversial one
Dismay
Consternation and distress
Consternation
Feeling of anxiety
Constellation
A group or related things
Parry
Ward off or answer evasively
Evince
Reveal a feeling
Burnish
To polish or enhance
Impel
Force or urge to do something
Plethora
A large excessive amount of something
Mire
A state of difficulty, distress or embarrassment
Extricate
Free from something
Unexpurgate
Complete and containing all original matter
Objective
Not influenced by personal feeling
Subjective
Based on personal feelings
Dire
Extremely serious or urgent
Doting
Extremely fond of someone
Peter
Decrease or fade gradually before coming to an end
Contumely
Insolent or insulting language or treatment
Ironclad
Impossible to contradict, weaken or change