Vocab 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
- Sarcastic in a biting or scathing way;
- Capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.
Caustic
A temporary or final ceasing of action; a stop.
Cessation
An expression of sympathy for another.
Condolence
One who is easily deceived or cheated; a fool.
Dupe
A term or expression substituted for another one that is considered offensive, unpleasant, hurtful, impolite, or inappropriate.
Euphemism
Unintentional; accidental.
Inadvertent
Beginning to come into being; beginning to become apparent or develop.
Incipient
Not harmonious: incompatible; not conforming: disagreeing; inconsistent with itself.
Incongruous
To come into contact or collision; to stir up; agitate.
Jostle
Lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality and effort; dull; mediocre.
Lackluster
To hate intensely.
Loathe
Characterized by the practical and ordinary; commonplace.
Mundane
Giving the impression something bad will happen; being or exhibiting a negative omen; foreboding or foreshadowing evil.
Ominous
An abundance; excess.
Plethora
An excuse; a false given reason to justify an action or situation.
Pretext
To refuse to have anything to do with; disown; to refuse to be associated with.
Repudiate
Inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech; reserved; restrained; not revealing one’s thoughts; LACONIC.
Reticent
Limited to or related to basic facts or principles; elementary; fundamental; basic.
Rudimentary
Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; exceedingly sensitive or easily shaken.
Tremulous
To pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements; to gain by force.
Wrest
