Hard Flashcards
(50 cards)
Gainsay
Def: to deny, dispute, or contradict
Catharsis
Def: the purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tension
Militate
Def: to have a substantial effect (positive or negative)
Segue
Def: to make a transition from one thing to another
Bespoke
Def: made to individual order; custom made (of clothing)
Sarcasm
Def: harsh or bitter derision or irony; a sharply ironical taunt
Existentialism
Def: the philosophy that stresses the individual’s unique position as a self-determining agent responsible for the authenticity of his/her choices
Slag
Fed: the completely vitrified (turned to glass) matter removed during the reduction of metal from ore
Precocious
Def: unusually advanced or mature in development
Surreptitiously
Def: done, made, or obtained by stealth; clandestined
Obsequious
Def: characterized by or showing servile complaisance
Didact
Didactic
Def: a person who is over inclined to instruct others
Def: intended for instruction; tending or teaching a moral lesson
Ergonomics
Def: the study of how to design and arrange things to make them more user-friendly and safe; the parts or qualities of a design that make it easy to use
Platitudes
Def: a flat or dull remark; an overused phrase
Vapid
Def: lacking or having lost life; without liveliness or spirit
Anachronism
Def: a person or thing that is not in its correct chronological, especially when they belong to an earlier time
Intelligentsia
Def: intellectuals considered as a group; the community of intellectuals Ina. Given place, o a particular field
Chagrin
Def: distress or embarrassment felt because of a failure or humiliation
Perspicacious
Def: having keen mental perception; discerning
Hyperbole
Def: obvious and intentional exaggeration
Catatonic
Def: appearing to be in a daze; unresponsive
Tautology
Def: needless repetition of an idea without imparting additional force or clearness
Erudite
Def: characterized by great knowledge
Syllogism
Def: a logical argument with two premises and a conclusion that necessarily follows from that conclusion. the conclusion contains terms directly linked with the premises.
