New Words 1
briskness, lively action
What is alacrity?
done without care; superficial
What is perfunctory?
to rush suddenly
What is to surge?
sarcastic, biting
What is caustic?
likely to cause death
What is malignant?
a candidate for a high position
What is an aspirant?
outstanding; prominent
What is salient?
a trace; a smattering, or slight degree
What is a tinge (n)?
to correct by punishing
What is to castigate?
a slight variation in meaning or tone
What is nuance?
a display of emotions
What is histrionics?
to make known officially
What is promulgate?
sickly, pale
What is wan?
a forerunner, advance notice
What is a harbinger?
filled or supplied with
What is replete?
a process of wearing out
What is obsolescence?
to reject or decline
What is repudiate?
to predict or foretell a future event
What is to prognosticate?
one who presents a cultural series, an organizer
What is an impresario?
put an end to
What is to quell?
a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory, which may in fact turn out to be true
What is a paradox?
to take by force
What is to wrest?
furtive or secretive
What is clandestine?
dull
What is lackluster?
forewarning
What is a premonition?