tmp 1 Flashcards

1
Q

to linger aimlessly; wait around for no reason

A

loiter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

a renegade samurai; scoundrel

A

ronin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

to express sadness, sorrow, grief, or regret

A

lament

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

slight flaws, problems, minor weaknesses

A

foibles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

renegade, rebel, a dishonest person

A

rogue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

deserving pity, compassion

A

piteously

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

insult, affence

A

affront

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

that which provides comfort, convenience; features

A

amenitites

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

rudeness, crude, lack of manners, disrespectful

A

boorish

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

payment

A

stipend

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

charity (money, food), donations

A

alms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

mean, negative, distrusting of other people

A

cynical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

showing remorse, sorrow, or pity/sympathy

A

contritely

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

heartrending; strong; keen; moving

A

poignent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

loud; noisy; enthusiastically

A

boisterously

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

not working; having no power

A

ineffectually

17
Q

awful, terrible, miserable, harsh

A

wretched

18
Q

soft, bland tofu (cheeselike)

A

beancurd

19
Q

by accident, not intended, not planned

A

inadvertent

20
Q

making fun of something in a rude way

A

travesty

21
Q

person with an issue/purpose

A

claimant

22
Q

relaxed, casual; not caring or concerned/calm

A

nonchalant

23
Q

a strong, positive statement

A

assertion

24
Q

a small charcoal barbeque

A

hibache

25
Q

tendency to change ones mind; without reason/motive

A

capricious

26
Q

frustration, anger, annoyance; to anger, annoy, bother

A

vexation