Lesson 15 Flashcards
(38 cards)
Acute (adj)
keen-minded; sharp
Acrid (adj)
bitter, harsh
Adversary (n)
an opponent
Advocate (n)
a supporter; proponent
Arid (adj)
dry; lacking water
Artisan (n)
a person who is skillful with his or her hands
Ascetic (n)
a person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures
Atheistic (adj)
without belief in any god
Charlatan (n)
a fraud; a quack or imposter
Discerning (adj)
able to judge people and situations clearly
Erudite (adj)
wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly
Frivolous (adj)
not having substance or sense of importance; silly
Incidental (adj)
less important; minor
Incisive (adj)
keen and directly to the point
Inconsequential (adj)
irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant
Ingenious (adj)
very clever or inventive
Irony (n)
an unexpected outcome presented in literature and in life
Irrelevant (adj)
not relating to the matter at hand
Judicious (adj)
showing wisdom in judging people and situations
Negligible (adj)
likely to be neglected due to smallness or lack or importance
Sly (adj)
underhanded, furtive
Stealthy (adj)
secretive, sly
Unobtrusive (adj)
inconspicuous; not easily noticed
Hedonist (n)
a person who lives for pleasure
