Tri 1 Vocab Tone Words Flashcards
(20 cards)
Punctilious
Strictly attentive to minute details; precise
Adj
Nascent
Having recently come into existence; emerging
Adj
Frank
Open and sincere in expression; straight forward
Adj
Amenable
Favorably disposed; willing to change
Adj
Pander
To cater to the lower
V
Tacit
Implied but not expressed; unspoken
Adj
Disingenuous
Not straight forward; lacking insincerity
Adj
Vacuous
Empty; stupid
Adj
Facetious
Playfully humorous
Adj
Didactic
Intended to instruct
Adj
Fulminate
To denounce loudly and forcefully; to explode
V
Assiduous
Hard-working
Adj
Egregious
Outrageously bad; clearly wrong or illegal
Adj
Pragmatic
Practical
Adj
Gregarious
Sociable and outgoing; enjoying the company of others
Adj
Contumacious
Disobedient; rebellious
Adj
Archaic
Old-fashioned; out dated
Adj
Cogent
Logical and convincing
Adj
Embellish
To make beautiful by ornamenting; to add details, sometimes fictitious (from imagination), to a story
V
Aberration
A deviation from the way things normally occur or are preformed
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