Vocabulary 01 Flashcards
Florid
having a red or flushed complexion.
“a stout man with a florid face”
Similar: ruddy, red, red-faced, reddish, rosy, rosy-cheeked, pink, roseate, rubicund, healthy-looking, glowing, fresh, flushed, blushing, high-coloured, blowsy, sanguine, erubescent, rubescent
Opposite: pale
- excessively intricate or elaborate
Expiation
the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
“an act of public expiation”
Similar: atonement, redemption
Reticence
the quality of being reticent; reserve.
“the traditional emotional reticence of the British”
Similar: reserve, introversion, restraint, inhibition, diffidence, shyness, modesty, distance, undemonstrativeness, uncommunicativeness, unresponsiveness, quietness, taciturnity, silence, secretiveness, secrecy
Opposite: expansiveness
Inscrutable
impossible to understand or interpret.
“Guy looked blankly inscrutable”
Similar: enigmatic, unreadable, impenetrable, mysterious, impossible to interpret, cryptic, unexpressive, inexpressive, emotionless, unemotional, expressionless, impassive, blank, vacant, deadpan, dispassionate, poker-faced, inexplicable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, beyond comprehension, beyond understanding, impossible to understand, unintelligible, unfathomable, fathomless, opaque, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, confusing, abstruse, arcane, obscure, sibylline, wildering
Opposite: expressive, transparent
Gaucherie
awkward or unsophisticated ways
“I was ridiculed for my sartorial gaucherie.”
Sartorial
relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
“sartorial elegance”
Urbanity
courteousness and refinement of manner.
“that polished urbanity of his”
Similar: suaveness, sophistication, worldliness, elegance, cultivation, culture, civilization, breeding, smoothness, polish, refinement, poise, self-possession, dignity, courtesy, politeness, civility, mannerliness, manners, gentlemanliness, gallantry, courtliness, graciousness, charm, affability, tact, diplomacy, soft skills, cool, couth
- urban life.
Intransigent
unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.
“her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent”
Similar: uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, unshakeable, unwavering, resolute, unpersuadable, unmalleable, unaccommodating, uncooperative, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate, pig-headed, bull-headed, single-minded, iron, willed, hard-line, hard and fast, diehard, immovable, unrelenting, inexorable, inveterate, rigid, tough, firm, determined, adamant, tenacious, stiff-necked, bloody-minded, balky, badass, indurate
Opposite: compliant, flexible
