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Dr. Heidegger's Exp
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dark, dim; shrouded in darkness; relatively unknown | obscure |
| of very great weight, unwieldy, clumsy | ponderous |
| no longer in use | obsolete |
| to think about deeply | ponder |
| especially odd or whimsical behavior | eccentricity |
| truthful and honest | veracious |
| bubbling or hissing and foaming as gas escapes; showing liveliness or exhilaration | effervescent |
| admiring remark | compliment |
| something that fills up or completes | complement |
| respectful regard | deferential |
| to put off or delay | defer |
| marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies | complacent |
| inclination to please or oblige | complaisant |
| to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface | efface |
| to make oneself modestly or shyly inconspicuous | efface |
| joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic | exuberant |
| passing especially quickly into and out of existence or through or by a place | transient |