words Flashcards
(30 cards)
Congregate
Gather together.
Vernacular
Everyday language
Envelop
Involving
Bamboozle
fool or cheat
Flabbergasted
greatly surprised
Perplex
Baffled
Horrid
Unpleasant
Hubris
Excessive pride or self-confidence
Intrepid
Fearless
Paramount
very important; supreme.
Ambiguous
Uncertain
Convoluted
Confused
Paradigm
A model
Monotonous
Boring
Quip
Witty remark
Notion
Idea
Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty
Advocate
A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
Clout
Special power or advantage.
Contemplate
Think deeply and at length.
Tentative
Not certain
Soliloquy
An act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud
Hamartia
A fatal or tragic flaw
Rhetoric
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques