Vocab unit 3 Flashcards
downward inclination.
decline
fall
descent ascent
declivity
to give an excessive amount of attention to.
baby
coddle
pamper abuse
cosset
to specify one after another
count
list
itemize
enumerate
causing disgust through excess maudlin sacharrine sappy unsentimental
cloying
to specify one after another
apathetic
numb
stoic vehement
phelegmatic
using a few words in a clever and effective way
crisp
curt
concise prolix
pithy
a very small amount of something
smidgen
scosh
soupcon glut
scintilla
afraid that something bad is about to happen
cautious
skeptical
jellyfish uninhibited
apprehensive
expressing a lot of emotion
uninhubited
demonstrative
ebullient guarded
effusive
irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner
boorish
dour
churlish bright
surly
suggestive of a secondary meaaning
hinting
implying
suggesting
connotative
the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression
denotive
denotating
designatory
denotative