Vocabulary (11) Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is gait?
A manner of walking or moving on foot.
What does incontrovertible mean?
Not able to be denied or disputed.
What does unbidden mean?
Without having been commanded or invited.
What does cursory mean?
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
What does furtive mean?
Done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed.
What does clasped mean?
Grasp (something) tightly with one’s hand.
What does aristocratic mean?
Belonging to a high class; noble.
What does brazen mean?
Bold and without shame.
What is a pang?
A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.
What does anguish mean?
Extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering.
What does candidly mean?
In an honest and straightforward way; frankly.
What does confide mean?
Trust (someone) enough to tell them of a secret or private matter.
What does reconcile mean?
Restore friendly relations between.
What does conceal mean?
Not allow to be seen; hide; keep it a secret.
What does eccentric mean?
(Of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.
What does insatiable mean?
(Of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
What does pedantically mean?
In a way that gives too much attention to formal rules or small details.
What does seethe mean?
(Of a person) be filled with intense but unexpressed anger.
What does prosaic mean?
Dull, unimaginative, or lacking in creativity or excitement.
What does vulgar mean?
Lacking sophistication or good taste.
What does forge mean?
Create (something) strong, enduring, or successful; form.
What does perplexed mean?
Completely baffled; very puzzled.
What does extricate mean?
Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
What does chortle mean?
Laugh in a noisy, gleeful way.
