kill me lang vocab 5

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portend

verb, to indicate in advance; to foreshadow SYN: to signify, foretell, predict

ephemeral

adj, lasting only a short time, short-lives SYN: fleeting, transitory

pedantry

noun, pretentious display of knowledge, overly rigid attention to rules and details SYN: dogmatism, nitpicking

nadir

noun, lowest point SYN: bedrock, bottom

inexorable

adj, inflexible, beyond influence, relentless SYN: inescapable, unyielding

vacuous

adj, without contents, empty, lacking in ideas or intelligence SYN: airheaded, inane

flummox

verb, to bewilder, confound, confuse SYN: baffle, mystify

belabor

verb, to explain, worry about or work at something repetedly or more than is necessary SYN: rehash, dwell on

mordant

adj, sharply caustic or sarcastic, biting in manner SYN: acerbic, scathing

commensurate

adj, corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree SYN: comparable, proportionate

eclectic

adj, selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles SYN: varied, wide-ranging

equivocal

adj, allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, with intent to deceive SYN: ambivalent, unclear

sobering

adj, marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity SYN: depressing, discouraging

tedious

adj, marked by monotony; long and tiresome SYN: dull, laborious

heedless

adj, careless, thoughtless, unmindful SYN: oblivious, indifferent