Words Flashcards
(24 cards)
Quixotic
Extremely romantic or chivalrous.
Schadenfreude
Sadistic pleasure derived from someone’s misfortune.
Animadversion
A harsh critical remark.
Hebetudinous
One who lacks mental stimulation, dull-minded, very lethargic.
Tatterdemalion
A shabbily dressed person.
Jejune
Nothing interesting; rudimentary
Solipsism
A philosophical belief that only the self exist.
Hedonism
A belief that happiness is the only good thing in life.
Perspicacious
To have a very good judgement.
Pleonasm
Use of redundant words.
Deipanosophnist
A person who is adept at dinner conversation.
Pareidolia
A psychological phenomenon, wherein a person has the notion of seeing faces of people in clouds, hearing hidden messages and other such unusual feelings.
Syzygy
Linear alignment of the three celestial bodies.
Bajulate
To take the burden of; bear the burden.
Spry
Moving swiftly.
Dalliance
A brief love-affair.
Dogmatic
Someone who wants others to accept their ideas without discussion.
Slimy
Trying to get what you want by being overly-friendly.
Lethargy
A condition of extreme sleepiness or apathy.
Anamoly
Deviation or departure from the normal, common order, form or rule; One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify.
Portend
To serve as a warning or omen.
Dolorous
Solemnly or ponderously sad.
Bevy
A large group or collection.
Serendipity
The faculty of making fortunate and unexpected discoveries by accident.
