1984 Vocab Words Flashcards
(28 cards)
specious (adj.)
misleading in appearance
sanguine (adj.)
optimistic/positive, especially in a difficult situation
urbane (adj.)
courteous, well-mannered, sophisticated.
drudge (n)
a person made to do hard, menial, or dull work.
armaments (n)
military weapons and equipment; the process of equipping military forces for war.
myriad (n)
a countless or extremely great number.
fathom (n)
a unit of 6 feet deep, chiefly used to measure depths of water.
furtive (adj.)
attempting to avoid notice or attention.
repudiate (v)
refuse to accept or be associated.
palimpsest (n)
a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.
abject (adj.)
experienced or present to the maximum worst degree.
pedantic (adj.)
excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
fulminate (adj.)
hurling denunciations or menaces.
venerate (v)
to regard with reverential (deep respect) respect or with admiring deference.
proliferate (v)
to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring.
tacitly (adv.)
in a way that is understood or implied without being directly stated. - root word is TACIT (adj.)
debauchery (n)
excessive indulgence in sexual pleasures.
aquiline (adj.)
hooked or curved like an eagles beak.
sinecure (n)
a position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
rehash (v)
put (old ideas or materials) in a new form without significant change or improvement.
balminess (n)
the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing.
bourgeoisie (n)
in the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
lassitude (n)
a state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
camaraderie (n)
mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
