Untitled Flashcards Set

Valise

A small traveling bag or suitcase.

Reproach

Address in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

Highbrow

Scholarly or rarefied in taste.

Abscond

Leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft.

Quinine

A medication primarily used to treat malaria, a serious and potentially life-threatening disease caused by parasites transmitted through mosquito bites.

Lunacy

Being a lunatic or insane.

Gallantry

Courageous behavior, especially in battle.

Bestial

Resembling a beast, or having brutal, savage, or uncivilized characteristics.

Hooey

Nonsense.

Jot

To write something down quickly.

Temperamental

Liable to unreasonable changes of mood.

Perspire

To give out sweat through the pores of the skin.

Neurasthenic

Emotionally exhausted or mentally fatigued.

Deluded

Believing something that is not true.

Contemptible

Shameful, disgraceful, or despicable.

Squeamishness

Being easily upset or disgusted by unpleasant things, particularly those involving blood, gore, or physical ailments.

Repertoire

A set of musical pieces, a collection of tricks, or a range of skills.

Unrefined

A person or their behavior who is not elegant or cultured.

Malarkey

Insincere, meaningless, or deliberately misleading talk; nonsense.

Recriminations

An accusation in response to one from someone else.

Transitory

Not permanent; of brief duration: temporary.

Conceit

Excessive pride in oneself.

Callous

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others: cold-hearted or unkind.

Perplexity

Inability to deal with or understand something complicated or unaccountable.