Day 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
abound
exist in large number or amounts
amorphous
without a clearly defined shape or form
wary
feeling or showing caution
Taciturn
reserved
spendthrift
a person who spends money in extravagant ways
quixotic
unrealistic, idealistic, impractical
Puerile
silly or trivial
Proclivity
a tendency to choose or do something regularly
Placate
make (someone) less angry or hostile.
austere
severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
obsequious
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
negligent
failing to take proper care in doing something.
misnomer
a wrong or inaccurate name or designation.
misanthropic
disliking humankind and avoiding human society.
loquacious
tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
belie
of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.
insipid
lacking flavor
humdrum
lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous.
flout
openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
homogeneous
of the same kind; alike.
feasible
possible to do easily or conveniently.
disseminate
spread (something, especially information) widely
capricious
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
cerebral
intellectual rather than emotional or physical.