7 Flashcards
dulcet
dulcet sounds are soft and pleasant to listen to
tenet
one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based
adduce
to give reason why you think something is true
(in high) dudgeon
if you do something in high dudgeon, you do it angrily, usually because of the way you have been treated
quixotic
having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed
mutable
able or likely to change
pester
to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly
nascent
only recently formed or started but likely to grow larger quickly
gesticulate
to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying
predate
to have existed or happened before another thing
extant
used to refer something very old that is still existing
panoply
a wide range or collection of different things
preliminary
coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it
jaundiced
judging everything as bad because bad things have happened to you in the past
acrimonious
full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling
anthropocentrism
a belief in humans and their existence as the most important and central fact in the universe
exigent
needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people
expatiate
to speak or write about something in great detail for a long time
selfsame
exactly the same