Vocabulary 5

Euphemism

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

breach

an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement or code of conduct.

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

brevity

concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

adversity

difficultly, adversity

diminutive

extremely or unusually small

fidelity

faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support

gregarious

fond of company; sociable

deriative

imitative of work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason

embellish

make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

defunct

no longer existing or functioning

hypothetical

of based on or serving as a hypothesis

curtail

reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on

circumspect

wary and unwilling to take risks

Anthesis

Direct opposite