vocab unit 4 Flashcards
a small group of people who are interested in the same thing and who usually do not allow other people to join the group
“clan
squad
clique” individual
coterie
not likely to offend or upset anyone "harmless inoffensive innocent" threatening adj
anodyne
to move ponderously
galumph
slog
trundle tiptoe
Lumber
producing or seeming to produce light
“effulgent
incandescent
lucid” cloudy
luminous
to cause (someone) to feel less angry about something
“pacify
mollify
appease” agitate
placate
physical comeliness
“adorableness
elegance
exqusitness” ugly
pulchritude
understood by only a small group of people : only for people who know about a particular thing
“exalted
thin
lofty” commonplace
rarefied
rude or impolite : having or showing a lack of respect for other people
“disdainful
audacious
abusive” modest
insolent
genuine or real : not false, fake, or pretended
“righteousness
candid
wholehearted” dishonest
sincere
very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression
“somber
earnest
grave” frivoulous
solemn
the quality or state of being unclear, especially in meaning
“uncertainty
neboulousness
vaguery” clarity
ambiguity
a pronoun that refers to non-specific beings, objects, or places
All, someone, something, nothing, some
indefinite pronoun