1948 Vocabulary Quiz 2 📌 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Foolish , silly in an obnoxious way, inane. _________
Fatuous
One who seeks pleasure as the sole aim in life. ________
Hedonist
Not able to be disentangled. _________.
Inextricable
Having the deposition or temper of an enemy. _________.
Inimical
Incapable of being satisfied. ________.
Insatiable
Difficult to understand; mysterious. ________.
Inscrutable
Feeling of weariness; fatigue. _______.
Lassitude
Deserving of honor and praise. ______.
Meritorious
Slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading. _______.
Oblique
Tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable. ________.
Palpable
Humorous or ridiculous imitation. _______.
Parody
One who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause. ______.
Partisan
Making an extravagant outward show, self important. _________.
Pretentious
Evasiveness, lie. _________.
Prevarication
One with exceptional talent or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment. ________.
Prodigy
An increase in number, multiplication. ________.
Proliferation
Commonplace, uninspired, banal. _________.
Prosaic
A rest, a delay, a period of relief. _______.
Respite
One that destroys property or normal operations(usually in war effort). _________.
Saboteur
To sink(usually a ship). _________.
Scuttle
Beyond bf what is needed or required, an overflow. ________.
Superfluous
Understood, silent, not spoken, implicit. _______.
Tactic
Having a refined manner, suave and elegant. ________.
Urbane
Dull, inane, insipid. _______.
Vapid
