vocab four Flashcards
Strident
Shrill
Her yell was strident
Recluse
a person who lives a solitary life
S: the recluse lived on a mountain alone.
Stoic
Showing a lack of emotion
Grandpa is a stoic person
Tirade
A speech marked by harsh content
The citizens did not like Obama’s tirade, it was too harsh
Verbose
Containing too many words
That explanation is verbose.
Innocuous
Harmless
That was meant to be innocuous
Objective
Unbiased
A Ref is objective
Trite
Worn out by constant use
Your words become so trite.
Aesthetic
Or relating to the beautiful
That was building is aesthetically pleasuring
Paradox
A statement contrary to common belief
He was confused by the paradox he saw.
Synopsis
A statement giving a brief review
The synopsis was very good for that book.
Esoteric
Confidential
Computer guys have an esoteric conversation
Stanza
A group of lines forming a poem
The stanzas were well placed
Symmetry
Similarity of form on either side
We have symmetry
Irrelevant
Not relating to subject
Sports are irrelevant to the book talk
