Unit 5 Vocab. Flashcards
(20 cards)
(adj.) irritable; easily angered
irascible
(adj.) relating to a contradiction between an event’s expected result and its actual outcome
ironic
(adj.) illogical; lacking reason; insane
irrational
(adj.) not applicable; unrelated
irrelevant
(adj.) blameless; impeccable
irreproachable
(adj.) uncertain how to act; weak
irresolute
(n.) lack of proper respect
irreverence
(n.) language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish
jargon
(adj.) said or done in jest; joking
jocular
(n.) one who hates mankind
misanthrope
(adj.) stingy, mean
miserly
(n.) wrong name; incorrect designation
misnomer
(v.) appease; moderate
mitigate
(v.) ridicule, imitated, often in derision
mock
(adj.) very important
momentous
(n.) sameness leading to boredem
monotony
(adj.) given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
morbid
(adj.) Ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
morose
(v.) soothe
mollify
(v.) turn upside down or inside out
invert
