Core Vocabulary #2

gaffe

gaffe

A blunder; a faux pas; a clumsy social or diplomatic error - Indiscretion

impasse

A deadlock; a stalemate; failure to reach an agreement - Standstill

anachronism

The false assignment of an event, person, scene or language to a time when the event, person, scene or word did not exist - Prolepsis

belie

To contradict; to prove false, used of appearances that are misrepresentative - Misstate

assuage, alleviate, mollify, mitigate

To relieve; to lessen; to ease - Allay

covet

To strongly desire; to crave - To long for

antithesis

The direct or exact opposite; extreme contrast - Reversal

prototype

An original model; an initial design - Architype

aloof

Detached; distant physically or emotionally; reserved; standing near but apart - Standoffish

platitudinous, insipid, banal, hackneyed, trite

Unoriginal; commonplace; overused - Vapid

antecedent

A preceding event - Fourunner

plausible

Believable; credible - Phaseable, Tenible

implausible

Unbelievable; incredible - Improbable

prudent

Careful; cautious; sensible - Sagacious

aesthetic

Relating to the nature of beauty, art and taste; having a sense of what is beautiful, attractive, or pleasing - Artistic

paradox

A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses a truth - Inconsistency, Contradiction

enigmatic, inscrutable

Mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling - Inexplicable, Cryptic

Ami

Friend

Voc, vok

Call

Ambi

Both

Chrono

Time

Ante

Before