English 1-14 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What does ‘fatuous’ mean?
foolish; silly; simple-minded; not intellectual.
What does ‘vindictive’ mean?
revengeful; spiteful; wanting to hurt or harm.
What does ‘meticulous’ mean?
giving great attention to details; mindful of details.
What does ‘catharsis’ mean?
purification; purgation; cleansing of emotions.
What does ‘insatiable’ mean?
quenchless; incapable of being satisfied.
What does ‘dubious’ mean?
doubtful; uncertain in belief or knowledge.
What does ‘tepid’ mean?
lukewarm; lacking definite warmth; moderate warmth.
What does ‘perpetual’ mean?
everlasting; continuing forever.
What does ‘skepticism’ mean?
doubt; uncertainty in belief or knowledge.
What does ‘vestige’ mean?
remnant; that which is left.
What does ‘clandestine’ mean?
secretive; held or conducted secretly.
What does ‘expatriate’ mean?
banished person; one driven into exile.
What does ‘converge’ mean?
meet; to move toward one another.
What does ‘implicit’ mean?
understood without explanation; tacitly understood; implied.
What does ‘manifest’ mean?
obvious; readily perceived by the senses.
What does ‘lexicon’ mean?
dictionary; book containing words and definitions.
What does ‘felicity’ mean?
great happiness; state of being happy.
What does ‘accentuate’ mean?
emphasize; to accent something.
What does ‘ephemeral’ mean?
fleeting; transient; lasting only a short time.
What does ‘eccentric’ mean?
odd; strange; deviating from the pattern.
