Group III Flashcards
(32 cards)
Aberrant
Deviating from the norm (ab (away) + error + ant; ants not walking together is not normal)
Anachronistic
Belonging to another time
Anomalous
abnormal, deviating from the common
Anomaly
Deviation from the norm order
Ascetic
Practicing self denial (Gandhi)
Banal
Lacking originality
Brillince
Extreme brightness
Commensurate
matching; corresponding or proportionate in degree, size, or amount
Conspicuous
Easily visible, obvious
Derivative
Unoriginal, obtained from another source
Discrete
Distinct, individual
Discordant
To stray from the point; to go
Distant from the cord
Disintrest
Lack of bias or involvence; impartiality
Disinterested
Uninvolved; free from self-interest
Dispersed
Spread out or scattered
Distention
The state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
Eccentric
Departing from norms or conventions
Eclectic
Culled from many sources
Emulate
To imitate with the goal of rivaling or surpassing
Enigmatic
Difficult to understand, mysterious
Florid
Fancy, also having red complexion
Heretical
Unorthodox, iconoclastic, dissenting from established dogma
Iconoclastic
Attacking cherished beliefs, heretical, heterodox
Imperturbable
Marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness