Kahoot Game Cards: Vocabulary & Context Study

Vocabulary practice flashcards based on the Kahoot study game cards, pairing each targeted term with its exact definition.

Sublime

Lofty, grand, or inspiring awe; elevated or majestic in thought or quality.

Physiognomy

The practice of assessing a person's character or disposition from their facial features.

Forbear

To refrain, abstain, or hold back from doing something.

Precepts

General rules, instructional maxims, or guiding principles intended to regulate behavior or methods.

Recriminating

The act of making counter-accusations; throwing blame back and forth in an argument.

Rascible

Easily angered, hot-tempered, or prone to quick irritation (variant of irascible).

Nicety

A delicate, subtle distinction, nuance, or fine point of detail.

Palliation and extenuation

Methods or excuses used to lessen the severity, seriousness, or appearance of an offense.

Prevarication

The act of speaking evasively or deceptively to avoid telling the absolute truth.

Sullen

Gloomy, brooding, morose, or bad-tempered and resentful.

Petulant

Childishly sulky, bad-tempered, or bad-humoredly cranky.

Voluble

Speaking fluently, incessantly, or talking excessively in a glib manner.

Pontiff

A high priest, supreme religious leader, or pope.

Axiom

A self-evident truth or universally accepted foundational principle that requires no proof.