This info box will not show when printing
- Most frequently looked-up words on NYTimes
Browser inconsistencies often create problems. Make sure to print a test page to make sure everything works.
You can do this by setting the pages in the Page Range to 1.
1. Click Here to print these flashcards.
2. Fold each page in half (horizontally).
3. Cut below each flash card.
4. Use tape, glue, or staples to hold the flashcards together.
sui generis
In a class of its own; one of a kind.
solipsistic
the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
louche
of questionable taste or morality; decadent
laconic
Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
saturnine
(of a person or their manner) Slow and gloomy
antediluvian
ancient or antiquated; old; prehistoric.
epistemological
Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study
penury
extreme want; poverty; destitution.
sumptuary
Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.
schadenfreude
Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
peripatetic
Walking about; itinerant; nomadic.
abstruse
concealed or hidden out of the way.
parlous
Attended with peril; dangerous; risky.
adenoidal
sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"
feckless
Lacking purpose.
solipsism
The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
ersatz
Made in imitation; artificial, especially of an inferior quality.
fealty
Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; fidelity; allegiance; faithfulness.
sanguine
Having the colour of blood; red.
sartorial
Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing.
hagiography
The study of saints.
pandemic
Widespread; general.
hagiographic
A writing or expression congruous with the tenets of hagiography.
dauphin
The eldest son of the king of France.
antebellum
Of the time period prior to a war.
paroxysm
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
risible
Of or pertaining to laughter.
interlocutor
A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation.
swine
Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.
apotheosis
The fact or action of becoming a god; deification.
comity
Courtesy and considerate behavior toward others
banal
Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
profligacy
careless wastefulness
Sisyphean
Incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile.
inchoate
Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
apoplectic
Marked by extreme anger or fury.
bildungsroman
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
peroration
The concluding section of a discourse, either written or oral, in which the orator or writer sums up and commends his topic to his audience, particularly as used in the technical sense of a component of ancient Roman oratorical delivery.
fungible
Able to be substituted for something of equal value.
recondite
Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret; abstruse.
bonobo
the pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo
phlogiston
The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
contretemps
An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event; a hitch
appurtenances
equipment used for a specific task or purpose; gear
glut
an excess, too much
fecklessness
worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual