Vocabulary

Cards (20)

  • Ubiquitous
    Seemingly present everywhere at once; pervasive
  • Quintessence
    The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
  • Egregious
    Conspicuously bad or shocking
  • Recant
    Formally say that one no longer holds a previously stated belief or opinion
  • Enquire (Inquire)

    To ask for information; to investigate
  • Pernicious
    Having a subtly harmful effect; highly injurious or destructive
  • Bespoke
    Made for a particular customer or user; custom-made
  • Fickle
    Changing frequently, especially regarding loyalty, interests, or affection
  • Commute
    Travel regularly for work, typically over some distance
  • Jest
    A thing said or done for amusement; a joke
  • Serendipity
    The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
  • Mellifluous
    (Of sound) Sweet and smooth, pleasing to the ear
  • Homage
    Special honor or respect shown publicly
  • Resplendent
    Attractive and dazzling through being richly colorful or sumptuous; splendid and expensive-looking
  • Suppleness
    Flexibility; the ability to bend and move easily and gracefully
  • Gallantries
    Acts of polite or chivalrous behavior, especially (but not exclusively) from a man toward a woman
  • Inestimable
    Too great or valuable to be measured or assessed
  • Marauding
    1. going from one place to another with an intention; 2. going from one place to another killing or using violence, stealing, and destroying
  • Intemperate
    Lacking moderation or self-control
  • Despoiled
    to have something valuable or beautiful forcefully taken away, ruined, or damaged