Key Terms For A Level Students

Cards about the definitions of key words you can use in your studies. These cards will be added to once a week.

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Alacrity

A brisk and cheerful readiness

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Bravura

Great technical skill and brilliance shown in a performance or activity

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Cachet

The state of being respected or admired; prestige

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Derisory

Ridiculously small or inadequate

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Erudite

Having or showing great knowledge or learning

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Facetious

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant

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Garrulous

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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Halcyon

Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful

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Indefatigable

Persisting tirelessly

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Juxtapose

Using two different words to create contrast

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