Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
Twelfth Night U.T (21 cards)
Conspiratorial
relating to a secret plan made by a group of ppl to do something harmful
Contentious
Causing / likely to cause an argument (controversial)
Shrillness
Being loud & high & unpleasant / painful to listen to
Practicality
Quality of being suitable for a particular use
Pretense
Attempt to make something that isn’t the case to appear true.
-pretending or feigning; make-believe
Haughtiness
Appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior & disdainful
ex: a haughty person acts superior
Gullible
Easily persuaded to believe something
-easily deceived / tricked; too willing to believe everything ppl say
Perceptive
Showing sensitive insight
-being able to notice & understand things that aren’t always obvious
Inanimate
Not alive (especially not in the manner of animals & humans.)
Traversing
Travel across or through
-move (something) back & forth or sideways.
Emanation
Abstract but perceptible thing that issues / originates from a source.
-‘Emitting’
Innate
Natural / Inborn
- Existing from birth
- Existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth
Arbirtrated
To settle a disagreement after hearing both sides
-reach an authoritative judgement / settlement
Mediator
Person who attempts to make ppl involved in a conflict come to an agreement.
Contender
Person / group competing w others to achieve something
Complacency
Feeling of smug / uncritical satisfaction w oneself / one’s achievements
Condescension
Insulting way of talking / treating to others, as if they were stupid / ignorant.
(feeling more superior than others)
-‘condescending’
Deity
God / goddess
Generic
Relating to a class or group of things
Pagan
Holding religious beliefs other than the main religions
Vitality
Capacity to live & develop
(quality of being strong, energetic & full of life / power to live & grow)
