Group 11 Flashcards
(30 cards)
What does ‘abhor’ mean?
To regard with disgust or hatred.
What does ‘boisterous’ mean?
Noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
What does ‘chivalrous’ mean?
Marked by honor, generosity, and courtesy.
What does ‘churlish’ mean?
Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
What does ‘clandestine’ mean?
Kept secret or done secretively.
What does ‘complacent’ mean?
Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself.
What does ‘cumbersome’ mean?
Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use.
What does ‘debilitating’ mean?
Making someone very weak and infirm.
What does ‘deliberate’ mean?
Done consciously and intentionally.
What does ‘droll’ mean?
Curiously unusual or amusing.
What does ‘eccentric’ mean?
Unconventional and slightly strange.
What does ‘fractious’ mean?
Irritable and quarrelsome.
What does ‘limpid’ mean?
Clear and accessible or melodious.
What does ‘mawkish’ mean?
Excessively sentimental.
What does ‘obeisance’ mean?
Deferential respect.
What does ‘ostentatious’ mean?
Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display.
What does ‘panacea’ mean?
A solution or remedy for all difficulties.
What does ‘perfunctory’ mean?
Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.
What does ‘perilous’ mean?
Full of danger or risk.
What does ‘pervasive’ mean?
Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people.
What does ‘preclude’ mean?
Prevent from happening.
What does ‘predilection’ mean?
A preference or special liking for something.
What does ‘rapacious’ mean?
Aggressively greedy or grasping.
What does ‘relish’ mean?
Great enjoyment.
