Vocabulary List 5 Flashcards
(25 cards)
sluggish, weary, lacking energy
languid
very careful and precise, paying attention to details
meticulous
gloomy, sad
morose
made up of elements with much variety, diverse, multicolored
motley
stubborn
obstinate
devoted to a party or cause (often with biased, unthinking allegiance)
partisan
done superficially, as a matter of routine (“going through the motions”); lacking care or interest
perfunctory
mentally insightful, wise, shrewd
perspicacious
impatient or irritable, esp. over a petty annoyance
petulant
dangerous, risky, unstable (often used of situations or activities)
precarious
without doubt or misunderstanding, having only one interpretation, decided
unequivocal
having sophistication, refinement, and elegance in style or manner
urbane
showy, conceited, claiming a distinction that is often unmerited
pretentious
a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. regarding what to do; a predicament or dilemma
quandry
filled, abundantly supplied
replete
deceptively attractive, seemingly true but actually false
specious
occurring irregularly, infrequent, occasional
sporadic
unemotional, indifferent, seemingly unaffected by pleasure of pain
stoic
cooperation, esp. cooperative actions whose combined effort is greater than the sum of the individual efforts
synergy
inclined to silence, reluctant to enter conversation, habitually quiet
taciturn
determination, drive, persistance
tenacity
principle, belief, or doctrine, esp. one held by an organization, movement, or profession
tenet
emptiness, lack of substance or ideas
vacuity
flat, lifeless, dull (clarification: this does not mean “flat” as in a flat tire or “lifeless” in road kill; this means flat or lifeless as in a boring party, conversation, story.)
vapid
