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76 Cards in this Set
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Abscond verb |
to steal off and hide she absconded with the remaining 1,000$ |
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aberrant adj |
deviating from the norm an aberrant chromosome |
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Alacrity noun |
eager and enthusiastic willingness she accepted the invitation with alacrity |
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Anomaly noun |
deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality there are a number of anomalies in the present system. |
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Approbation noun |
an expression of approval or praise the opera met with high approbation |
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arduous adj |
strenuous it was an arduous journey |
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assuage (aswage) verb |
to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify the letter assuaged the fear of most members |
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audacious adj |
daring and fearless; recklessly bold that biker was recognised for his audacious takeovers |
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austere adj |
severely simple the house was very astere |
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Axiomatic adj |
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed |
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Canonical adj |
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards the canonical rites of the Roman Church |
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Capricious adj |
inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable I am being very capricious about the future |
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censure verb |
To criticize severely; to officially rebuke t he US citizen's has censured about the government after the great depression |
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chicanery noun |
trickery or subterfuge that guy schemes corruption and chicanery behind closed doors |
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connoisseur noun |
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert he is a connoisseur of wine |
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Convoluted adj |
complex or complicated walnuts come in hard and convoluted shells |
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Disabuse verb |
to undeceive; to set right its not easy to disabuse someone of things they have been taught to believe. |
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Discordant adj |
conflicting; dissonant or harsh sound bombs, guns, and engines mingled in discordant sound |
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Disparate adj |
Fundamentally distinct or dissimilar the inhabit disparate worlds of thought |
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Eloquent adj |
well-spoken, expressive, articulate Keith is very eloquent in his speech |
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Enervate verb |
to weaken; to reduce in vitality the sickness made him enervate |
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Ennui noun |
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy Kieth got bad grades in grade school due to his ennui |
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Equivocate verb |
to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent the politician is equivocating his points |
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Erudite adj |
very learned; scholarly Keith is surprisingly erudite |
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Exculpate verb |
to clear blame the article exculpated the mayor |
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exigent adj |
urgent, pressing. requiring immediate action or attention the exigent demands of the music took a toll on the artist |
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Extemporaneous adj |
improvised; done without preparation an extemporaneous speech |
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Filibuster noun |
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action it was defeated by a senate filibuster in june |
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fulminate verb |
to loudly attack or denounce the editorial fulminated against the proposed tax increase |
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ingenuous adj |
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication the boy was ingenuous in his approach to the task |
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inured adj |
accustomed to accepting something undesirable these kids have been inured to violence |
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irascible adj |
easily angered; prone to temperamental outburst Jordan was an irascible man |
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laud verb |
to praise highly the story lauded him as a great lawyer |
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lucid adj |
clear; easily understood a lucid account |
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Magnanimity noun |
being generous in mind and heart, esp in forgiving both side |
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Martial adj |
associated with war and the armed forces one of the basic tenets of martial law |
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mundane adj |
of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary doing the dishes is a very mundane task |
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Nascent adj |
coming into being; early developmental stages the nascent recreation industry |
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Nebulous adj |
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form the giant nebulous glow |
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Neologism noun |
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses learning new disciplines involves remembering neologism |
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Noxious adj |
harmful, injurous that gas is very noxious |
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Obtuseadj |
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in though or expression nellys dad is very obtuse |
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Obviate verb |
to anticipate and make unnecessary the blinds obviate the need for curtains |
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Onerous adj |
troubling; burdensome he found his duties increasingly onerous |
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Paean noun |
a song or hymn or praise and thanksgiving his books are paeans to combat |
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Parody noun |
a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect esp. in literature and art the movie is a parody of the horror genre |
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Perennial adj |
recurrent through the year or man years; happening repeatedly my mom always plants perennials |
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Perfidy noun |
intentional breach of faith; treachery my roommates are guilty of perfidy |
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Perfunctory adj |
done without care or interest he gave a perfuctory nod |
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Perspicacious adj |
having ready insight into and understanding of it offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter |
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Prattle verb |
to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner she began to prattle on about her visit to the mountains |
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Precipitate Adj. |
acting with excessive haste or impulse I must apologise for my staff, their actions were perciptate |
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Precipitate verb |
to cause or happen before anticipated or required the incident precipitated the political crisis |
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Predilection noun |
a disposition in favor of something preference I have a predilection for asian food |
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prescience noun |
knowing of events prior to their occurring with extraordinary prescience, the winner predicted the outcome of the event |
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Prevaricate verb |
to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead he seemed to prevaricate when he was asked about the event |
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Qualms noun |
misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press |
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Recant verb |
to retract, esp. a previously held belief heretics were burned if they would not recant |
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refute verb |
to disprove; to successfully argue against those claims have been successfully refuted |
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relegate verb |
to forceably assign, esp. to lower place or position the juvenial was relegated to the group home |
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reticent adj |
quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings she was extremely reticent about her personal life |
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solicitous adj |
concerned and attentive; eager I am very solicitous about the welfare of animals |
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sordid adj |
characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul moral contempt the story paints a sordid picture for child brides |
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sporadic adj |
occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances sporadic fighting broke out |
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squander verb |
to waste by spending or using irresponsibly I have been warned to not squander my riches |
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static adj |
not moving, active, or in motion; at rest demands have grown in what was a fairly static market |
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stupefy verb |
to stun, baffle or amaze the shock only stupefied the fly |
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stymie verb |
to block; to thwart the change must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatment |
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synthesis noun |
the combination of parts to make a whole the synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work |
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torque noun
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a force that causes rotation the engine finally had it much needed torque |
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tortuous adj |
winding, twisting; excessively complicated the route is remote and tortuous |
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truculent adj |
fierce and cruel; eager to fight his truculent rule was over |
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veracity noun |
truthfulness, honesty officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of his statements |
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Virulent Adj |
extremely harmful or poisonous that snake is the most virulent species |
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Voracious adj |
having and insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous he had a voracious appetite |
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Waver verb |
to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion the flames wavered in the draft |
