Shared Flashcard Set

Details

quixotic-prescient
quixotic-prescient
20
English
11th Grade
09/22/2011
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional English Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
quixotic
 Definition





 foolishly impractical 
Term
vindictive
 Definition
vengeful
Term
cronyism
 Definition
favoring one's close friends
Term
admonition
 Definition
cautioning
Term
intuition
 Definition
instinctual intelligence
Term
conspiratorial
 Definition
conspiracy
Term
labyrinthine
 Definition
intricate combination of paths
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
readily fight
Term
squalor
 Definition
misery
Term
vendetta
 Definition
revenge (the simpsons)
Term
agnosticism
 Definition
belief in higher power but no organized religion
Term
lacunae
 Definition
logical argument
Term
tacit
 Definition
implied
Term
subpoena
 Definition
the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence
Term
xenophobia
 Definition
fear of hatred of foreigners
Term
innuendo
 Definition
indirect intimation about person or thing
Term
arbitrary
 Definition





Random Choice
Term
vocation
 Definition
particular profession
Term
mundane
 Definition
pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven
Term
prescient
 Definition
having knowledge of things before they happen
Supporting users have an ad free experience!