Oct 20, vocabs Flashcards
(21 cards)
Vociferous
(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous. (Vocal)
drab
lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.
Odious
extremely unpleasant;.detestable
Orator
a public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled. public speaker
Fuselage
Part of airplane
Recluse
a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people. (Hermit)
Atheist
a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Hermit
a person living in solitude as a religious discipline.
Benefactor
a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.
Gibes
an insulting or mocking remark; a taunt.
Chicanery
the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.
Gulie
sly or cunning intelligence.
Impasse
a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.
Parlay
a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.
complicit
involved with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing.
Fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
recalcitrant
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
taciturn
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
Pliable
easily influenced. or flexible
lunar
of, determined by, or resembling the moon.
gauntlet
a stout glove with a long loose wrist.
: glove