English - Vocabulary List 18

Front 1

appraisal

Back 1

noun
An evaluation or estimation
The coach's appraisal of the competing teams helped us to have an undefeated season.

Front 2

base

Back 2

adjective
Mean or contemptible; shameful.
Lying and cheating are base actions

Front 3

candid

Back 3

adjective
Without pretense or reserve; straightforward;honest.
Emily nervously anticipated her music teacher's candid assessment of her talent.

Front 4

criterion

Back 4

noun
A standard, rule or test on which a judgement or decision can be based.
Many people consider the amount of profit a company makes to be the most important criterion of it's success.

Front 5

legitimate

Back 5

adjective
Authentic; genuine; real.
He proved that he was a legitimate opera star by showing us the reviews of his performance.

Front 6

mediocre

Back 6

adjective
Of moderate to low quality.
Diane's speech was only mediocre; she certainly did not try as hard as she normally does.

Front 7

meritorious

Back 7

adjective
Having superior value; deserving praise.
Lenny's Meritorious rescue of the drowning child resulted in an award for bravery.

Front 8

subtle

Back 8

adjective
Not immediately obvious; so slight as to be difficult to detect.
The students studied the subtle differences in the style of authors.

Front 9

truism

Back 9

noun
A statement of the obvious or self evident truth.
Mr. Obrien's favorite truism is "two heads are better than one."

Front 10

validate

Back 10

verb
To confirm or supporton a basis of sound authority.
Observations made by scientists validated Williams\'s theory.