LP 10

studied byStudied by 23 people
5.0(2)
Get a hint
Hint

trenchant

1 / 19

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.

20 Terms

1

trenchant

incisive; forceful; effective

New cards
2

pique

to hurt feelings of / make resentful

New cards
3

obstreperous

noisy; boisterous; unruly

New cards
4

hapless

unfortunate

New cards
5

tantamount

equivalent to something

New cards
6

surreptitious

secretive; covert

New cards
7

timorous

nervous; fearful; lacking confidence

New cards
8

pedantic

overly concerned with details

New cards
9

subterfuge

plan of action used to evade something difficult or unpleasant

New cards
10

preclude

to make impossible or unlikely

New cards
11

propitiation

appeasement of wrath by offering of gift or sacrifice

New cards
12

sycophant

one who tries to win favor or advance himself by flattering persons of influence

New cards
13

prodigious

enormous; extraordinary; marvelous

New cards
14

hedonist

one who pursues pleasure

New cards
15

quid pro quo

something in return; an equivalent

New cards
16

tenable

capable of being defended against an assailant or against dispute

New cards
17

mawkish

sentimental in a sweet or sickly way

New cards
18

insane

ridiculous

New cards
19

sesquipedalian

long; characterized by long words; long-winded

New cards
20

neophyte

person who is new to subject, skill, or belief

New cards

Explore top notes

note Note
studied byStudied by 37 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(2)
note Note
studied byStudied by 15 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 36 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 18 people
Updated ... ago
4.0 Stars(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 50 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 7 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
note Note
studied byStudied by 260 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(2)
note Note
studied byStudied by 6 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)

Explore top flashcards

flashcards Flashcard49 terms
studied byStudied by 20 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
flashcards Flashcard127 terms
studied byStudied by 16 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
flashcards Flashcard50 terms
studied byStudied by 37 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
flashcards Flashcard41 terms
studied byStudied by 196 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(2)
flashcards Flashcard58 terms
studied byStudied by 10 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
flashcards Flashcard52 terms
studied byStudied by 7 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
flashcards Flashcard96 terms
studied byStudied by 5 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)
flashcards Flashcard107 terms
studied byStudied by 41 people
Updated ... ago
5.0 Stars(1)