Magoosh Set 5 Flashcards
(29 cards)
persnickety
placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy: persnickety gardeners | she’s very persnickety about her food.
solemnity
the state or quality of being serious and dignified: his ashes were laid to rest with great solemnity.
respite
noun – a pause from doing something (as work)
duress
noun – compulsory force or threat
ailing
in poor health
trounce
defeat heavily in a contest
probing
investigative
facile
appearing neat but lacks complexities
debonair
confident
smug
adjective – marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
inkling
slight knowledge or suspicion
hindsight
understanding of situation only after it happened
unpretentious
not attempting to impress
stymy
hinder or prevent progress
pastoral
(esp. of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle: scattered pastoral farms.
• associated with country life: the view was pastoral, with rolling fields and grazing sheep.
precipitous
adjective – done with very great haste and without due deliberation
resolute
adjective – firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
nonchalant
adjective – marked by blithe unconcern
ennoble
verb – give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility
stultify
verb – deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
precarious
not securely held in position
platitude
noun – a trite or obvious remark
incontrovertible
impossible to deny or disprove
caviling
make unnecessary objection
