lst 15 Flashcards

(24 cards)

1
Q

dishabille

A

disorder, especially in dress. Sloppily dressed.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

disparage

A

to belittle or cut down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

ethereal

A

light, airy, spiritual

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

eugenics

A

the science of improving the human race

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

eulogy

A

high praise, usually of someone deceased

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

flagrant

A

outrageous, flaming into notice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

holocaust

A

great destruction, especially by fire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

inclement

A

rough, severe, harsh, lacking mercy or leniency

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

incompatible

A

not able to exist in harmony

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

incongruous

A

incompatible, lacking harmony or agreement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

incorrigible

A

unmanageable, cannot be corrected or reformed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

incredulous

A

marked by doubt, unable or unwilling to believe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

limbo

A

suspension in time. In Catholicism, neither Heaven nor Hell. As such, any intermediate but indeterminate state

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

mendacity

A

the quality of lying or prevarication (avoidance of the truth)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Mephistophelean

A

devilish or crafty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

mercurial

A

capricious (apt to change suddenly), fickle, volatile, quick witted

17
Q

meretricious

A

tawdry or flashy looking, cheap

18
Q

nuance

A

a subtle variation

19
Q

orthodox

A

approved or conventional

20
Q

peripheral

A

existing at the outer boundary

21
Q

persiflage

A

good humor, jesting, frivolous or flippant writing or speaking

22
Q

perspicacity

A

having good judgment or understanding, acutely perceptive

23
Q

renegade

A

traitor or rebel

24
Q

repudiate

A

to reject or disown