Study Guide Flashcards by Natalie Finman

Spiteful, vicious

Malicious

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A quack, a person who pretends more knowledge than he or she has

Mountebank

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To compare by placing side by side

Juxtapose

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Bold, arrogant, forward

Presumptuous

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To charm, divert, or trick

Beguile

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Proud, snobbish

Haughty

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A truce

Armistice

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A person who pretends to have virtues that he/she does not possess

Hypocrite

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To condescend

Deign

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Something that is very irritating or annoying

Gall

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Desire to inflict harm or injury

Malice

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Ridiculous, causing laughter because of absurdity

Ludicrous

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Resentment or bitterness

Rancorous

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To be necessary or proper

Behoove

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To linger aimlessly

Loiter

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Crafty schemes or plots

Machinations

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Attempt to attract notice from or impress others

Ostentatious

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Rudeness or insolence

Impudence

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Moral consideration that acts as a restraining force

Scruple

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Trifles, finery in dress

Fripperies

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An unbeliever

Infidel

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Lack or respect for God or sacred things

Impiety

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To soil or tarnish

Besmirch

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To instruct or benefit

Edify

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Physical beauty

Pulchritude

A play on words

Pun

A boldly exaggerated statement

Hyperbole

A discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

Situational irony

Things that are absurd in relation to their surroundings

Incongruity

Speech writing that abuses, denounces, or attacks

Invective

Discrepancy exists between what a character believes or says and what the reader or audience knows to be true

Dramatic irony

Dramatic irony found in tragedies

Tragic irony

Says less than is intended

Understatement

To enlarge or increase beyond normal bounds

Exaggeration

Clever humor

Wit

Uses God, destiny or fate to dash the hopes of a character

Cosmic irony

Person says one thing but means the opposite

Verbal irony

A humorous imitation of another

Parody

Ridiculing folly or vice in order to expose or correct it

Satire

Sneering criticism

Sarcasm

A reversal or position, order, form or relationship

Inversion

Acuity

See, hear, understand something easily, keen Her acuity made her a great detective.

Impute

Blame, charge The robber was imputed with robbing the gas station.

Emaciated

Feeble, become thin Dr. Manette was emaciated from being in the Bastille.

Incorrigible

Not able to be corrected When time is up, even if you spot an error, the test is incorrigible.

Blunderbuss

Old fashioned gun The hunter's favorite gun was a blunderbuss.

Infallible

Trustworthy His infallible memory helped him win the school spelling bee.

Florid

Rosy, red The florid dress matched her red lip.

Laconic

Concise Haikus are one of the most laconic forms of poetry.

Implacable

Merciless, opposed to His feeling towards spiders was implacable; he hated them.

Latent

Present but not visible A virus is latent even under most microscopes.

Sublime

Elevated in thought, supreme The ideas at the salon were sublime.

Voluptuous

Full of delight, luxury Only the most voluptuous food was served to the king.

Supercilious

Haughty, proud The nobles were supercilious because of their upper class position.

Vociferous

Loud, forceful Politicians are very vociferous in their campaigns.

Trepidation

Fear Her trepidation made her think twice about going skydiving.

To urge forward

Impel

Extremely bad; deserving of hate

Execrable

Secretive in a stealthy way

Furtive

Happy or delightful

Felicitous

Friendly, courteous

Affable

Fleeting, impermanent

Evanescent

To surrender

Capitulate

Dislike or distaste

Antipathy

To cause or produce

Engender

Obedient, passive

Docile

Moral corruption

Debauchery

Courteous, going along with others

Deference

To degrade

Disparage

Shyness or reserve

Diffidence

A large indefinite number

Myriad

Not significant

Trifling

Generous

Magnanimity

Lively

Vivacious

Messy, untidy

Slovenly

To seclude

Sequester

Very careful, conscientious

Scrupulous

Excessive frivolity

Levity

Perceptible, easily noticeable, touchable

Palpable

Sullen, gloomy

Morose

To protest

Remonstrate

Very generous

Munificent

Overly attentive, servile

Obsequious

Peaceful, calm

Placid

Preference, natural inclination

Propensity

Threatening

Ominous

A monarch or powerful ruler

Potentate

Resonant, rich sound

Sonorous

Very deadly, destructive

Pernicious

Exceptionally early development

Precocious

Not genuine

Apocryphal

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