FISKE 55-63 Flashcards

50298995	raconteur	person who inspires laughter through his or her verbal talents	0
50298996	harlequin	recognizable by his clothing of brightly colored diamond shapes and his mask	1
50298997	stooge	one who helps a comedian to be a funny by feeding "straight" lines to him	2
50298998	card	not a professional clown but who is eccentrically amusing in his or her behavior	3
50298999	wag	habitual joker, a bit silly in his or her mischief	4
50299000	wit	verbally clever, intelligently and subtly amusing	5
50299001	mountebank	unscrupulous person (joke telling or not)	6
50299002	droll	words, facial expressions, or acts that are amusing in an odd way	7
50299003	antics	amusing or not, depending on the context or on the personality of beholder	8
50299004	prankster	mischievous tricks, practical jokes, may/may not be humorous	9
50299005	bacchanal	drunken or riotous celebration	10
50299006	hedonist	person devoted to having a good time	11
50299007	carouse	noisy partying	12
50299008	revlry	loud "good time"	13
50299009	libertine	acts without moral restraint	14
50299010	chaste	morally pure in thought and conduct	15
50299011	celibate	legal fact of being unmarried	16
50299012	ratiocination	methodical and logical process of thinking	17
50299013	satid	overly prim and proper (negative)	18
50299014	spartan	self-disciplined, self-restrained, content with a simple way of life; bears difficult physical or emotional circumstances without showing distress	19
50299015	scion	referring to a descendant or heir; male of a wealthy family	20
50299016	epigone	tougher, second rate follower, wannabe	21
50299017	filial	describes the relationship of a son or daughter to a mother or father	22
50299018	avuncular	describes the relationship with an uncle; describes the kind, friendly manner of an unrelated man	23
50299019	nepotism	favoritism shown to relatives in practices such as business matters; refers to family members	24
50299020	posterity	refers to a person's descendents; general sense of "future generations"	25
50299021	lineage	ancestry, line going back to forebears on family tree	26
50299022	progenitor	direct ancestor, or by extension an originator	27
50299023	prolific	describes someone with many offspring; literal or figurative	28
50299024	posthumous	family sense, baby born after death of his/her father or any person	29
50299025	resilient	ability to recover readily from illness or misfortune, get back into shape	30
50299026	adamant	impervious to reason, stubbornly unyielding	31
50299027	lithe	flexible- describing people or things	32
50299028	implacable	unable to be appeased or mollified	33
51188612	stringent	strict, severe, constricted; describe actions rather than people	34
51188613	stalwart	firm, resolute; describe people or actions; "one who loyally supports a party or cause"	35
51188614	compliant	flexible, adaptable, willing to agree to the demands of others	36
51188615	obeisance	express your obedience or respect; a gesture that expresses homage or a willingness to serve	37
51188616	malleable	capable of being shaped or formed, describe things or people who easily adjust to differing circumstances	38
51188617	inexorable	not capable of being stopped or changed	39
51188618	snippet	a bit, scrap, morsel; describes small, mischievous person, usually a child	40
51188619	scintilla	a tiny amount, a trace, spark	41
51188620	iota	a very small amount	42
51188621	modicum	a small or modest amount	43
51188622	smidgen	indeterminate but small amount	44
51216492	mite	to a small degree	45
51216493	soupcon	tiny amount, just a trace or a hint	46
51216494	dram	tiny amount that has a specifc weight, unit of weigh	47
51216495	shard	piece of broken pottery or a fragment of any brittle material; but can also be used to mean small piece	48
51216496	dollop	lump, small quantity, splash (usually of a liquid or soft solid)	49
51216497	obscure	so dark that it is barely visible, indistinct, hidden, not well known, not easily understood, inconspicuous	50
51216498	crepuscular	dim, like twilight, describe quality of physical light	51
51216499	nocturnal-	occurring at night, most active at night	52
51216500	tenebrous	dark and gloomy; literal darkness	53
51216501	swarthy	reserved for describing dark complexion	54
51216502	shrouded	conceals, protects, or screens (cloth to wrap body or natural like fog)	55
51216503	dusky	dark, shadowy, dark complexion	56
51216504	opaque	different kinds of dark, impenetrable by light, so obscure as to be unintelligible	57
51216505	lowering	to appear dark or threatening	58
51216506	penumbra	partial shadow (between illumination and eclipse); something exists to an uncertain degree	59
51216507	panache	touch of added style or dash	60
51216508	charisma	personal magnetism, charm	61
51216509	brio	vivacity, spirit, describe a way of doing something	62
51266715	elan	enthusiastic liveliness, dash of style	63
51266716	esprit	liveliness of spirit, sprightliness	64
51266717	cachet	a mark of quality or a distinguishing feature	65
51266718	flair	distinctive elegance or style, particular aptitude or talent	66
51266719	raffish	cheaply or shoily vulgar in appearance; tawdry, characterized by a carefree or fun-loving unconventionally	67
51266720	rakish	self-confidently stylish, jaunty	68
51266721	verve	energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas (especially in artistic performance)	69
51266722	jeremiad	speech or written work that mournfully laments the wrongdoings of mankind and predicts wholesale doom; doleful complaints	70
51266723	Armageddon	projected final battle between forces of good and evil	71
51266724	apocalypse	vision of the total destruction of the world; cosmic devastation	72
51266725	Gorgon or gorgon	woman who is regarded as terrifying	73
51266726	chimera	creature of the imagination	74
51266727	incubus	frightening image into any oppressive burden that torments as individual as a nightmare might torment	75
51266728	juggernaut	overwhelmingly powerful, unstopable force, usually destructives	76
51266729	specter	literally a ghost; disturbing image of a future disturbance	77
51266730	feral	describe either an animal in the wild, one returned to living in such a state	78
51266731	anathema	doomed offering,accursed thing; either the curse itself or the person being cursed	79
51266732	interminable	not able to end, describe something tedious	80
51266733	indefatigable	your energy never ends; incapable of becoming fatigued	81
51266734	abiding	doesn't end	82
51266735	limbo	fels as though it will never end because you're getting no attention or information that will enable you to move on	83
51266736	incessant	unceasing	84
51266737	unremitting	never stops, never slackens	85
51266738	pertinacious	holding on to a belief or a plan, persistent	86
51266739	unflagging	does not tire, does not stop	87
51266740	relentless	unstopping, never melts	88
52782501	ineluctable	inevitable, inescapable, the "end" is in sight	89