list 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
accost
approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
ambivalent
uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
austere
severely simple
brevity
the attribute of being short or fleeting
censure
harsh criticism or disapproval
compulsory
required by rule
didactic
instructive, especially excessively
digress
turn aside from the main subject of attention
elicit
call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
faction
a dissenting clique
flagrant
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
flippant
showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
inflection
the modification of pitch, tone, or volume when speaking
laudable
worthy of high praise
mortification
strong feelings of embarrassment
plaintive
expressing sorrow
prerogative
a right reserved exclusively by a person or group
rancor
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
satiate
fill to satisfaction
superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required
