Engelska Flashcards
(124 cards)
Define “clammy” (adj.)
Unpleasantly damp sticky or slimy to touch
“Unpleasantly damp sticky or slimy to touch” (adj.)
Clammy
Define “succinct” (adj.)
Briefly and clearly expressed
“Briefly and clearly expressed” (adj.)
Succinct
Define “facetious”(adj.)
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
“Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor” (adj.)
Facetious
Define “furtive” (adj.)
Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a beleif that discovery would lead to trouble
“Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a beleif that discovery would lead to trouble” (adj.)
Furtive
Define “curtail” (transitive verb)
To reduce in exten or quantity; imposa a restriction on
“To reduce in exten or quantity; imposa a restriction on” (transitive verb)
Curtail
Ignominious
“Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame”
“Deserving or causing public disgrace or shame”
Ignominious
Motley
Variegated in color (a motley coat)
Composed of diverse often incongruous elements (a motley crowd)
Variegated in color; composed of diverse often incongruous elements
Motley
Variegated
Varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors
Varied; diversified; diverse
Varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors
Varied; diversified; diverse
Variegated
To confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear
Obfuscate
Obfuscate
To confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear
“Sine qua non”
= “without which not”
Something absolutely indispensable or essential (“reliability is a sine qua non for success”)
Something absolutely indispensable or essential
= “without which not”
Sine qua non
“Debonair”
(of a man) confident, stylish, and charming
(of a man) confident, stylish, and charming
Debonair
“Odiferous”
Having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant one: an odoriferous pile of fish.
Having or giving off a smell, especially an unpleasant one
Odiferous