Flashcards: Vocab
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berniebrug1 on February 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Libel | n. a written statement that conveys an unjustly or unfavorable impression |
| supercilious | adj. coolly and patronizingly haughty, i.e. arrogant |
| fractious | adj. tending to be troublesome |
| complacency | n. self- satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of dangers or deficiencies |
| levity | n. excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| sumptuous | adj. magnificent or grand in appearance |
| convivial | adj. occupied with feasting, drinking and good company |
| haughty | adj. blatantly and disdainfully proud |
| anemic | adj. lacking in vitality; bloodless |
| strident | adj. characterized by harsh, insistent and discordant sound |
| asunder | adv. into different pieces; apart from other in position |
| jaunty | adj. sprightly in manner or appearance; lively; fashionable |
| corpulent | adj. having a large, bulky body |
| vacuous | adj. emptied of or lacking content |
| subterfuge | n. deception by artifice or stratagem to conceal, escape, avoid or evade |
| Disconcerting | v. to disturb the composure or shake the complacency of; disarray; ruffle; confuse |
| incredulity | n. the state of being unwilling to admit or accept what is offered, skeptical |
| punctilious | adj. marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| luxuriate | v. to grow profusely; thrive |
| denizen | n. dweller of a certain place or region |