Word Wright 3 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Hauteur
Haughtiness (arrogantly superior/disdainful) of manner; disdainful pride
Plausible
Seeming reasonable or possible
Skilled at persuasive arguments
Sinister
Impression that something evil will happen
Deadpan
Purposely impassive/expressionless
Unpretentious
Not wanting to impress others w/ importance, talent, or culture
Dodd
Remove item of clothing
Take off or raise as greeting or respect
Ostentation
Vulgar display specifically wealth in order to impress or attractive notice
Pedophile
Person sexually attracted to children
Juxtapose
Place or deal w/ close together for effect
Flibbertigibbet
Flighty or excessively talkative person
Refinement
Removing impurities
Clarification by making small changes
Elegance in manners/behavior
Henpecked
Of a woman-criticize & give orders to husband
Obtuseness
Not quick or alert in intellect, feeling, perception; not observant; dull
Incongruity
State of being out of keeping
Philanthropy
Promote welfare specifically in donation of money to good causes
Ply
Work w/ tool
Work at one’s business
Infer
Conclude from evidence & reasoning rather than from explicit statements
Burly
Of a person-large & strong; heavily built
Elitism
Advocacy or existence of an elite as dominating element in system or society
Attitude of someone who belong to elite
Fanfare
Short ceremonial tune played to introduce something or someone important
Media attention or elaborate ceremony
Interrogator
Person who interrogates
Banality
Fact or condition of being banal (lacking originality-to be obvious/boring) unoriginally
High Jinks
Boisterous (noisy, cheerful) fun
Grandiosity
Grand or important
More complicated than necessary
