Merriam Webster Flashcards
(22 cards)
ecstatic
of, relating to, or marked by ecstasy
propitious
1: favorably disposed: benevolent
2: being a good omen: auspicious
3: tending to favor: advantageous
resurrection
resurgence, revival
intoxicate
to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
inexorable
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped: relentless
writhe
1: to move or proceed with twists and turns
2: to twist from or as if from pain or struggling
3: to suffer keenly
nonpareil
having no equal
putsch
a secretly plotted and suddenly executed attempt to overthrow a government
logy
sluggish, groggy
resuscitate
1: to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness; revitalize
2: come to, revive
accolade
1 a : a mark of acknowledgment : award
b : an expression of praise
2 a : a ceremonial embrace
b : a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood
circadian
being, having, characterized by, or occurring in approximately 24-hour periods or cycles (as of biological activity or function)
valetudinarian
a person of a weak or sickly constitution;
especially : one whose chief concern is his or her ill health
prodigious
1 : resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange, unusual
2 : causing amazement or wonder
3 : extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous
asperity
1 : roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger
2 : rigor, severity
3
a : roughness of surface : unevenness
b : roughness of sound
hypermnesia
abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past
trivial
1
a : of little worth or importance
b : relating to or being the mathematically simplest case;
specifically: characterized by having all variables equal to zero
2: commonplace, ordinary
3: of, relating to, or constituting a species and especially a biological species
ephemeral
1: lasting a very short time
2: lasting one day only
links
1 Scotland: sandhills especially along the seashore
to muse
1: to become absorbed in thought;
especially: to think about something carefully and thoroughly
2 archaic: wonder, marvel
3: to think or say (something) in a thoughtful way
stratagem
1
a : an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
b : a cleverly contrived trick or scheme for gaining an end
2 : skill in ruses or trickery
footle
1 : to talk or act foolishly
2 : to waste time : trifle, fool