Book1-other way Flashcards
(39 cards)
easy to understand
lucid
deduce or conclude
infer
tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation
evasive
to examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
scrutinizing
be a warning or indication of future events
foreshadow
a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject
symposium
the language or dialect spoken by ordinary people in a particular country or region
vernacular
take illegally or by force
usurp
relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric
rhetorical
causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction
provocative
characterized by or given to introspection
introspective
a quality of being intricate
intricacy
well chosen or suited to the circumstances
felicitous
including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something
comprehensive
open to more then one interpretation
ambiguous
make more noticeable or prominent
accentuate
sparing in the use of words
terse
the mail character
protagonist
the beginning of a story
prologue
a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society
misanthrope
the state or quality of being ferocious
ferocity
lax in morals
dissolute
opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
conjecture
deserving hatred and contempt
despicable