Set 1 Flashcards by Erica Schmidt

Q

Dilettantism

A

Of or relating to those who dabble in various subjects; someone with an amateur ship interest in a topic

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Teetotalism

A

Abstinence from alcohol

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Sinecures

A

Profitable positions that require little work

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Hackneyed

A

Lacking in originality

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Kitsch

A

In bad taste because of excessive garishness

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Burgeoned

A

Increased rapidly

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Resiliency

A

Capacity to recover quickly from difficulties

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Vitiate

A

Impair the efficiency of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Archetypes

A

Original models

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Neologisms

A

Newly created words

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Pedantic

A

Characterized by a narrow concern for academic knowledge

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Equivocal

A

Ambiguous, open to one or more interpretation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Garish

A

Obtrusively bright and showy

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Contravened

A

Violated the code of

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Innocuous

A

Harmless

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Dinural

A

During the day

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Propitious

A

Favorable

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Deleterious

A

Harmful, often in a subtle way

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Eponymous

A

A person giving their name to something

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Obsequious

A

Subservient or submissive

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Exigent

Study These Flashcards

A

Pressing or urgent

Q

Maudlin

Study These Flashcards

A

Foolishly or overly sentimental

Q

Intransigent

Study These Flashcards

A

Uncompromising

Q

Neoteric

Study These Flashcards

A

New and modern

Zeitgeist

Spirit of the time

Prosaic

Dull or ordinary

Banal

Drearily commonplace

Anathema

Offensive

Expostulation

Earnest opposition or praise

Remonstrance

Act of protest

Approbation

Praise

Hedonist

Pleasure-seeker

Neophyte

Newcomer

Gelid

Extremely cold

Viscosity

Thickness of fluid

Ephemeral

Short-lived

Iconoclast

Person who destroys religious imagery or attacks established beliefs

Gregarious

Social, to enjoy companionship

Loquacious

Talkative

Palatial

To resemble a palace, often in size

Eclectic

Broad, all-encompassing range of something

Portend

Predict or foretell

Salubrious

Healthy

Enervated

Weak

Mellifluous

Sweet and melodious

Obdurate

Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion

Credulous

Too trusting, gullible

Decorum

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

Implacable

Unable to be calmed down or made peaceful

Veracity

Filled with truth and accuracy