Group 32 Flashcards
(30 cards)
What does ‘abstruse’ mean?
Difficult to understand; obscure.
What is the meaning of ‘auxiliary’?
Providing supplementary or additional help.
Define ‘caricature’.
A depiction that exaggerates or distorts characteristics for comic effect.
What does ‘depravity’ refer to?
Moral corruption or wickedness.
What is a ‘dilettante’?
A person who takes up an art or activity for amusement rather than serious study.
What does ‘effrontery’ mean?
Shameless boldness; audacity.
Define ‘encroach’.
To intrude on a person’s territory or rights.
What does it mean to ‘endow’?
To provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
What does ‘entreat’ mean?
To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.
Define ‘gregarious’.
Fond of company; sociable.
What is an ‘indictment’?
A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
What does ‘indignant’ mean?
Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Define ‘ineluctable’.
Inevitable; certain to happen.
What does ‘inquisitive’ mean?
Curious or inquiring.
What is ‘latitude’ in a general sense?
Freedom of action or choice.
Define ‘levity’.
Lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of seriousness.
What does ‘malevolent’ mean?
Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
What does it mean to ‘mediate’?
To intervene in a dispute to bring about an agreement.
Define ‘occlude’.
To obstruct or block.
What does ‘pacify’ mean?
To bring peace to; to calm.
What is a ‘paragon’?
A model of excellence or perfection.
What does ‘patronize’ mean?
To treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.
Define ‘penurious’.
Extremely poor; poverty-stricken.
What does ‘piquant’ mean?
Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor.
