Deck 02 Flashcards
Miscreant
Depraved, villainous, or base
Heretic, infidel
Interloper
Person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others
Person who intrudes into a region, field, or trade without a proper license
Histrionic
Of or pertaining to actors or acting
Deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech
Congenial
Agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
Scurrilous
Grossly or obscenely abusive
Characterized by or using low buffoonery; coarsely jocular or derisive
Panned
(v.) To criticize severely, as in a review of a play
Bemuse
To bewilder or confuse (someone)
Chagrin
Feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation
Relativism
Any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments
Malfeasance
The performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing
Nepotism
Patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics
Supercilious
Haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or facial expression
Ignominy
Disgrace; dishonor; public contempt; shameful or dishonorable quality or conduct or an instance of this
Acrid
Sharp or biting to the taste or smell
Extremely or sharply stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic
Mellifluous
Sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding
Flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey
Strident
Making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking
Circuitous
Roundabout; not direct
Detritus
Rock in small particles or any other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice
Any disintegrated material; debris
Punctilious
Extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions
Waggish
Like a wag; Roguish in merriment and good humor; jocular
