Week 2 Flashcards
(169 cards)
Urbane
Civil and courteous
The urbane man allowed the lady to go before him
Equanimity
Mental calmness and composure
She accepted both the good and the bad news with equanimity
Platitude
Cliche
She began uttering liberal platitudes, and bored everyone there
Assent
Express approval or agreement
Roosevelt assented to the agreement
Corporeal
Physical, worldly
Jesus was the corporeal incarnation of God
Surmise
Suppose that something is true without evidence; also a conjecture
They surmised that something must be wrong; they were upset to have their surmise confirmed when a monster came out of the creaking closet
Vociferous
Crying out noisily and passionately
He proclaimed the news with a vociferous announcement
Clamorous
Loud and confused noise
He bellowed a clamorous shout, heard by everyone in the neighborhood
Vehement
Showing strong feeling and passion
Her voice was low but vehement- you could tell she really wanted to make the deal
Jostle
Push, elbow, or bump roughly; struggle or compete forcefully for
The people in the crowd jostled over one another for attention
Garrulous
Excessively talkative, esp on trivial matters
The garrulous man spent hours talking about game of thrones
Stingy
Unwilling to give or spend money
The stingy miser refused to donate a penny
Effusive
Expressing strong (usually positive) feelings in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner He offered an effusive welcome, which included a lot of hugging
Frugal
Economical in use or expenditure- not wasteful
The frugal man decided to save for a car rather than spend money on coffee every day
Taciturn
Shy and unwilling to talk
The taciturn girl ran away when the doorbell rang
Miserly
Extremely stingy, like a miser
Scrooge was a miserly old man
Reticent
Disposed to be silent or not to speak freely, reserved
She was extremely reticent about her personal affairs
Munificent
very liberal in giving, extremely generous
He performed a munificent gesture by giving him 200 dollars for his birthday
Risqué
Daringly close to indelicate or impropriety
He told risqué stories and jokes that i found hilarious, but that others were appalled at.
Servile
Having or snowing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
He bowed his head in a servile manner
Fawning
Displaying exaggerated artery or affection, obsequious
He displayed fawning adoration to get on his teachers good side
Sporadic
Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places
The boy was hospitalized because of his sporadic heartbeat
Docile
Ready to accept control or instruction- submissive
The docile workers did pretty much anything they were told to
Expedient
Convenient and practical, though possibly immoral or improper
Either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so