List #26-27 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
chronic
A
lasting
2
Q
hyperbole
A
overstatement
3
Q
sonorous
A
full-sounding
4
Q
germane
A
related
5
Q
convivial
A
jovial, festive
6
Q
cognomen
A
nickname
7
Q
anarchist
A
one against government
8
Q
animadversion
A
criticism
9
Q
pusillanimous
A
small-minded
10
Q
subterfuge
A
evasive dodge
11
Q
saturnine
A
gloomy and remote
12
Q
luminary
A
enlightening person
13
Q
exorbitant
A
unreasonable
14
Q
expatriate
A
banish
15
Q
filigree
A
lacy design
16
Q
eulogy
A
words of praise
17
Q
sedentary
A
sitting
18
Q
euphoria
A
joy
19
Q
bonhomie
A
good-naturedness
20
Q
bona fide
A
good faith
21
Q
bon vivant
A
indulger in luxury
22
Q
mutable
A
changeable
23
Q
impute
A
attribute discredit
24
Q
status quo
A
the present state
25
paradigm
model
26
delineate
to outline
27
emollient
softener
28
retrograde
backward
29
melancholy
dark sadness
30
intracranial
within the skull
31
cardiovascular
of the heart and vessels
32
epiphany
revelation
33
histology
study of living tissue
34
perihelion
orbital point nearest the sun
35
inherent
built-in
36
plutocracy
government of the wealthy
37
sine qua non
essential element
38
corpulent
full-bodied
39
dichotomy
two-part division
40
pathological
diseased
41
cryptic
having hidden meaning
42
isosceles
having two equal sides
43
pathogen
disease-causer
44
vociferous
loudly-voiced
45
rectify
correct
46
sanctimonious
affectedly holy
47
tortuous
twisting
48
rectilinear
right-angled
49
metamorphosis
change of shape
50
petroglyph
rock carving
