Vocab List 4 Flashcards
(15 cards)
pulchritude
def: beauty
syn: beauty
malingering
def: exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape work
syn: faking an illness
trenchant
def: clear or sharply defined
syn: clear-cut, distinct
supplicate
def: to pray humbly
syn: entreaty, petition
quixotic
def: exceedingly idealistic
syn: unrealistic and impractical
ubiquitous
def: existing or being everywhere
syn: common
bellicose
def: demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
syn: warlike, aggressive, hostile, belligerent
obtuse
def: annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand
syn: stupid, simple minded, unintelligent
transitory
def: not lasting, not permanent
syn: temporary, not lasting
scintillating
def: sparkling or shine brightly
syn: sparkling, shiny, bright
infallible
def: incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
syn: perfect, flawless
belligerent
def: hostile and aggressive
syn: aggressive, hostile, bellicose
lithe
def: (especially of a body) thin, graceful, flexible
syn: thin, graceful, flexible, lissome
fatuous
def: silly and pointless
syn: silly, foolish, stupid
tumid
def: affected with swelling
syn: swollen, pompous
