Words First Flashcards
(70 cards)
Dilettante
a lover of an art or science, especially of a fine art.
Egalitarian
a person characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
Esoteric
belonging to the select few; private; secret; confidential.
Dowager
a woman who holds some title or property from her deceased husband, especially the widow of a king, duke, etc.
Iconoclast
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
Tenable
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute
Purveyor
a person or thing that habitually provides or supplies a particular thing or quality
Flotsam
useless or unimportant items; odds and ends
Mercurial
animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted
Corrosive
harmful or destructive; deleterious; sharply sarcastic; caustic
Callous
insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic
Phlegmatic
not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
Didactic
teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson
Reconnaissance
a general examination or survey of a region, usually followed by a detailed survey
Laconic
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
Raiment
clothing; apparel; attire
Acrimonious
caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc
Tonality
the quality of tones.
Milieu
surroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature
Capricious
whim; erratic
Equivocate
to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead
Pugnacious
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative
Supercilious
haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression
Ambivalent
having ”mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action
