List 5 Flashcards
(20 cards)
desiccate
verb
to dry out
desiccator (n); desiccative (adj)
dampen
diverse
adjective
different; various
diversely (adv); diverseness (n)
disparate
loquacious
adjective
taking a lot or too much
loquaciously (adv); loquaciousness (n)
chatty
maudlin
adjective
wallowing in self pity
muadlinism (n); maudlingly (adv)
sensitive
farcical
adjective
absurd; ludicrous
farcicality (n); farcically (adv)
ridiculous
vibrant
adjective
lively; full of vitality
vibrantly (adv); vibrance (n)
abuzz
virulent
adjective
extremely poisonous; full of hate
virulently (adv)
malevolent
contemptuous
adjective
expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect
contemptuousness (n); contemptuously (adv)
scornful
enigma
noun
a mystery
enigmatic (adj)
puzzle
labyrinth
noun
a maze (or something similar to a maze)
labyrinthian (adj)
network
lucid
adjective
clear; easily to understand
lucidly (adv); lucidness (n)
coherent
repudiate
verb
to reject; to disown; to renounce
repudiator (n); repudiable (adj)
deny
superficial
adjective
relating to the surface; shallow
superficially (adv); superficialness (n)
cursory
primordial
adjective
formed long ago; primitive
primordiality (n); primordially (adv)
ancient
mellifluous
adjective
sweetly flowing
mellifluousness (n); mellifluously (adv)
dulcet
provincial
adjective
limited in outlook; narrow
provincially (adv)
petty
contrite
adjective
admitting or feeling guilt
contritely (adv); contriteness (n)
regretful
incessant
adjective
unceasing
incessantly (adv); incessantness (n)
nonstop
prevaricate
verb
to deviate from the truth
prevarication (n)
fib
imperceptible
adjective
difficult to perceive by the senses
imperceptibility (n); imperceptibly (adv)
impalpable
