Vocab 8 Flashcards
iconoclast
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration
fastidiuos
excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please. requiring or characterized by excessive care or delicacy; painstaking
intrepid
fearless; undaunted; darling; brave
laconic
using few words; expressing much in a few words; concise, brief
insatiable
not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased
affectation
an effort to appear to have a quality not fully or really possessed, the pretense of actual possession; conspicuous artificially of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity
mercurial
of or pertaining to the god Mercury, chargeable; volatile, fickle; flighty; erratic. animated; lively, sprightly; quick witted
demur
to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object
pusillanimous
cowardly, lacking courage or resolution; faint hearted; timid; craven
derelict
left or deserted as by the owner or guardian; abandoned; neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent
remunerate
to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc. to yield a recompense for work
efface
to wipe out; do away with; expunge; to rub out, erase, or obliterate. to make oneself inconspicuous; withdraw oneself modestly or shyly
germane
closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent
incumbent
currently occupying or having the tenure of any post or position. obligatory
esoteric
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite. belonging to the select few; private; secret, confidential
