Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
25 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
chagrin
|
embarrassment, annoyance, mental unease
|
|
|
calumny
|
slander, malicious statements
|
|
|
chauvinism
|
fanatical patriotism, belief in superiority of one's own gender
|
|
|
cabal
|
conspiratorial group, secret scheme, plot
|
|
|
capitulate
|
to give up all resistance, surrender under certain conditions
|
|
|
callow
|
immature, lacking experience
|
|
|
clandestine
|
kept or done in secret
|
|
|
enervate
|
to weaken or destroy the strength or quality of something
|
|
|
emulate
|
to strive to equal or excel, mostly through imitation; attain equality with
|
|
|
exacerbate
|
aggravate, to increase the severity or violence of something
|
|
|
impugn
|
to attack as questionable, challenge in argument
|
|
|
indolent
|
lazy, lethargic
|
|
|
inveterate
|
firmly established, deep-rooted, habitual
|
|
|
judas
|
one who betrays another under guise of friendship
|
|
|
laconic
|
terse, using few words
|
|
|
precocious
|
unusually early maturity, especially in mental aspects
|
|
|
respite
|
short interval of relief (law: temporary suspension of death sentence)
|
|
|
sardonic
|
sarcastic, scornfully or cynically mocking
|
|
|
torpid
|
dormant, hibernating, lethargic
|
|
|
ubiquitous
|
omnipresent, being everywhere at the same time
|
|
|
venal
|
open to bribery, corruptible
|
|
|
septuagenarian
|
being about 70 years old or relating to something of this age group
|
|
|
hyperbole
|
exaggeration in a figure of speech (used for emphasis)
|
|
|
adroit
|
dexterous, skillful under pressing conditions
|
|
|
androgynous
|
having both male and female characteristics; hermaphrodite; indistinguishable as a certain gender in dress, appearance or behavior
|
