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;
35 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
docile
|
cooperative, easily controlled
|
|
|
droll
|
amusing in a quirky way (waggish)
|
|
|
dross
|
waste, refuse
|
|
|
duplicitous
|
intended to cheat or mislead
|
|
|
dynamo
|
an active, forceful, energetic person
|
|
|
ebb
|
to regress or decline (recede)
|
|
|
edifying
|
instructional, serving to teach
|
|
|
efface
|
to erase or wipe out
|
|
|
efficacious
|
able to produce the desired results (effective)
|
|
|
effusive
|
highly demonstrative, gushing (overflowing)
|
|
|
emend
|
to edit, to correct (retouch)
|
|
|
encumber
|
to weigh down; to hinder (impede) (ant - assist)
|
|
|
episodic
|
divided into loosely connected parts or sections (sporadic)
|
|
|
eradicate
|
to remove or destroy completely
|
|
|
erudition
|
knowledge gained from instruction or study
|
|
|
expel
|
to push or force out (disgorge)
|
|
|
lackluster
|
without enthusiasm or spirit (prosaic)
|
|
|
miser
|
cheapskate
|
|
|
monotonous
|
unvarying and dull (tedious)
|
|
|
nonplussed
|
extremely confused (bewildered)
|
|
|
ornate
|
elaborately decorated
|
|
|
penchant
|
an intense inclination or liking
|
|
|
perjury
|
dishonesty while under oath (mendacity)
|
|
|
placid
|
tranquil or serene (calm, halcyon)
|
|
|
propitiate
|
to appease or make pleasant
|
|
|
recluse
|
one who lives secluded from others (hermit)
|
|
|
reconciliation
|
restoration of friendship and harmony
|
|
|
rectify
|
to correct or make right (mend)
|
|
|
slur
|
to disparage something or someone (insult)
|
|
|
superficial
|
lacking depth
|
|
|
trivial
|
unimportant, of little value (inconsequential)
|
|
|
unfettered
|
free from restraints (liberated)
|
|
|
vigor
|
physical or mental strength or energy (potency)
|
|
|
vindictive
|
inclined to take revenge (retaliatory)
|
|
|
wheedle
|
to attempt to coax or convince through flattery (cajole)
|
