Untitled Flashcards Set

Denizen

Inhabitant or resident of a particular place.

Bombastic

Pompous or grandiose in speech or writing.

Avarice

Excessive greed for wealth or gain.

Nascent

In the process of being born or coming into existence.

Recluse

A person who lives a solitary life and avoids interaction.

Abstruse

Difficult to understand; obscure.

Lascivious

Driven by or expressive of lust.

Stymie

To hinder or obstruct.

Maudlin

Overly sentimental; tearful.

Guile

Sly or cunning intelligence.

Aberrant

Deviating from the normal or typical.

Charlatan

A person falsely claiming to have knowledge or skill; a fraud.

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear.

Implacable

something is not able to be changed, appeased, or satisfied

Eclectic

Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range.

Opprobrium

Public disgrace arising from shameful conduct.

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds within words.

Rhetorical question

A question asked for effect, not expecting an answer.

Asyndeton

The omission of conjunctions from a series of related clauses.

Onomatopoeia

A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests its sound.