Custom House Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
venerable
A
respected
2
Q
progenitor
A
an ancestor or parent
3
Q
nonentity
A
an unremarkable person or thing
4
Q
tempestuous
A
strong or conflicting emotions
5
Q
evanescent
A
soon passing out of sight/memory/etc, fading
6
Q
besom
A
a broom made of sticks
7
Q
indolent
A
wanting to avoid activity or exhertion, lazy
8
Q
polemical
A
expressing a strongly critical attack or a controversial opinion
9
Q
emoluments
A
a salary, fee, or profit from an employment office
10
Q
vicissitude
A
a change of circumstances or fortune, typically unpleasant
11
Q
esoteric
A
intended for or likely to only be understood by a specific group of people
