Missed Flashcards
(88 cards)
Regressive
Movement backward
Idiosyncratic
Peculiarity; individualizing characteristic
Disparaging
Lowering in rank or reputation
Depreciate
Dalliance
Act of dallying, play
Infelicity
Awkward, unfortunate, not appropriate
Temporize
To act to suit the time/ occasion; draw out discussions to gain time
Vindictive
Seeking revenge
Petulant
Rude
Fastidious
Having high and capricious standards
Sedulous
Diligent; perserverance
Treacly
Sentimental
Cursory
Rapidly and superficially performed and produced
Prosaic
Dull, unimaginative
Consecrated
Dedicated to a sacred purpose
Anthropology
Study of human beings
Pernicious
Highly injurious or destructive; wicked
Nominal
Insignificant
Salutary
Beneficial effect
Tractable
Easily handled, easily capable of being led
Intransigent
Characterized by refusal to compromise
Volatile
Fickle; eruptable
Umbrage
Suspicion
Acerbic
Biting; sarcastic
Affront
Offend