Week 8 - Deck 1

Question 1

flippant

Answer 1

adj. not showing a serious or respectful attitude:

“a ~ remark”

Question 2

aggregate

Answer 2

n. 1-a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements:

“the council was an ~ of three regional assemblies.”

2-a material or structure formed from a loosely compacted mass of fragments or particles. []pieces of broken or crushed stone or gravel used to make concrete, or more generally in building and construction work.

adj. [attrib] formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total:

“the ~ amount of grants made.”

Question 3

acrimony

Answer 3

n. bitterness or ill feeling:

“A quagmire of lawsuits, ~, and finger-pointing.”

Question 4

poignant

Answer 4

adj. evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret:

“a ~ reminder of the passing time”

sharp or pungent in taste or smell

Question 5

consonant

Answer 5

adj. (consonant with) in agreement or harmony with:

“the findings are consonant with other research.”

Question 6

nigh

Answer 6

adv., prep., & adj.

near

Question 7

constantive

Answer 7

[linguistics]

adj. denoting a speech act or sentence that is a statement declaring something to be the case. Often contrasted with performative.
n. a constantive speech act or sentence.

Question 8

presage

Answer 8

v. (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen:

“The outcome of the game ~ed the coming year.”

n. a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent:

“the fever was a somber ~ of his final illness.”

Question 9

performative

Answer 9

adj. [linguisitics and philosophy] relating to or denoting an utterance by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g., I bet, I apologize, I promise). Often contrasted with constative.
n. [linguistics and philosophy] a performative verb, sentence, or utterance.

Question 10

abstruse

Answer 10

adj. difficult to understand; obscure:

“an ~ philosophical inquiry”