Flash Cards

Front 1

Allay

Back 1

Soothe or ease

Front 2

Circumspect

Back 2

Careful, cautious

Front 3

Clairvoyant

Back 3

Able to perceive things that most people do not

Front 4

Dormant

Back 4

Sleeping or temporarily inactive

Front 5

Etymology

Back 5

The history of word, their origins and development

Front 6

Euphoric

Back 6

Uplifted, extremely excited

Front 7

Exalt

Back 7

To glorify or praise

Front 8

Guile

Back 8

Cunning, sly behavior, deceitful

Front 9

Imperative

Back 9

Necessary/important

Front 10

Maverick

Back 10

An independent, nonconformist person

Front 11

Manifest

Back 11

To show plainly

Front 12

Pacific

Back 12

Soothing

Front 13

Compelling

Back 13

Forceful, demanding attention

Front 14

Punitive

Back 14

Involving punishment

Front 15

Raze

Back 15

To demolish or level to the ground

Front 16

Elusive

Back 16

Hard to pin down

Front 17

Superlative

Back 17

Extremely good, the best

Front 18

Benevolent

Back 18

Kind

Front 19

Embezzle

Back 19

To defraud or steal

Front 20

Nonchalance

Back 20

Calm and composed

Front 21

Redundant

Back 21

Unnecessary or extra

Front 22

Conundrum

Back 22

A puzzling situation

Front 23

Emulate

Back 23

Imitate something, admire

Front 24

Pious

Back 24

Very religious

Front 25

Refute

Back 25

To disapprove

Front 26

Berate

Back 26

To scold or criticize

Front 27

Conventional

Back 27

Usual, customary

Front 28

Judicious

Back 28

Correct in judgement, wise

Front 29

Notoriety

Back 29

Known for doing wrong

Front 30

Zeal

Back 30

Enthusiasm

Front 31

Alma mater

Back 31

School someone attended but usually graduated from

Front 32

Cajole

Back 32

To persuade with flattery

Front 33

Contempt

Back 33

Lack of respect/disapproval tinged with disgust

Front 34

Curtail

Back 34

To cut off/stop/put an end to

Front 35

Countenance

Back 35

The appearance/expressions of a face

Front 36

Deftly

Back 36

Skillfully/competantly

Front 37

Docile

Back 37

Easily managed/handled

Front 38

Indulge

Back 38

To pamper/spoil/ or allow yourself to satisfy your wishes/desires

Front 39

Masochist

Back 39

A person who takes pleasure from their own suffering

Front 40

Parapet

Back 40

A low protective wall or railing around a roof or bridge

Front 41

Peripheral

Back 41

On the outer edge or boundary

Front 42

Plummet

Back 42

To fall or drop sharply or abruptly

Front 43

Transients

Back 43

Those who are passing through an area for a short time

Front 44

Careen

Back 44

To move swiftly or in an uncontrollable way.

Front 45

Acqulese

Back 45

To agree

Front 46

Apex

Back 46

The highest point

Front 47

Assimulate

Back 47

To adapt fully or to become a part of

Front 48

Bogus

Back 48

False or counterfeit

Front 49

Exorbitant

Back 49

Unreasonably high

Front 50

Interim

Back 50

Temporarily coming between two points in time

Front 51

Malign

Back 51

To speak evil of or slander

Front 52

Meander

Back 52

To wonder about

Front 53

Metropolis

Back 53

Chief city of an area

Front 54

Momentous

Back 54

Very important

Front 55

Pensive

Back 55

Thoughtful or deep in thought

Front 56

Inundate

Back 56

To overwhelm big by large numbers

Front 57

Perilous

Back 57

Dangerous

Front 58

Shoddy

Back 58

Poor quality

Front 59

Tirade

Back 59

A long angry speech

Front 60

Vagrant

Back 60

A wonderer