Midterm Vocab Review #2

Front 1

Deride

Back 1

to ridicule, to mock, to scorn

Front 2

Dessicated

Back 2

dried up

Front 3

Despicable

Back 3

contemptible, hateful, vile, base

Front 4

Desultory

Back 4

wandering from subject to subject, rambling, disconnected

Front 5

Deviate

Back 5

to turn aside, digress, stray

Front 6

Diadem

Back 6

crown

Front 7

Diaphanous

Back 7

very sheer and light, transparent, gossamer

Front 8

Dichotomy

Back 8

a division into two parts

Front 9

Ebullient

Back 9

enthusiastic, exuberant, lively

Front 10

Eclectic

Back 10

choosing from various sources, discriminating, selective, catholic

Front 11

Edify

Back 11

to improve someone morally

Front 12

Effete

Back 12

worn out, barren, exhausted, spent and sterile

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Egregious

Back 13

remarkably bad, outrageous, flagrant, gross

Front 14

Elegy

Back 14

a sad or mournful poem

Front 15

Elicit

Back 15

to draw forth, to call forth

Front 16

Elixir

Back 16

a supposed remedy for all ailments, medicine, panacea

Front 17

Elucidate

Back 17

to make clear, explain, clarify

Front 18

Emanate

Back 18

to come forth, to send forth, rise, emerge

Front 19

Emendation

Back 19

a correction

Front 20

Empathy

Back 20

an understanding of another's feelings

Front 21

Empirical

Back 21

based on practical experience rather than on theory, observable

Front 22

Endemic

Back 22

confined to a particular country or area

Front 23

Enervate

Back 23

to weaken, devitalize, exhaust

Front 24

Ennui

Back 24

boredom; a weariness resulting from lack of interest

Front 25

Ephemeral

Back 25

lasting only for a brief time, short-lived, fleeting, transient

Front 26

Epitome

Back 26

a typical example, a condensed amount, representative, summary

Front 27

Ergo

Back 27

therefore, consequently, hence

Front 28

Erotic

Back 28

pertaining to sexual love

Front 29

Eschew

Back 29

to keep away from, to avoid, to shun

Front 30

Facetious

Back 30

comical, jocular, flippant, joking, witty, jocose

Front 31

Factious

Back 31

causing disagreement

Front 32

Fastidious

Back 32

hard to please, fussy, meticulous, exacting

Front 33

Fatuous

Back 33

foolish, inane, silly

Front 34

Fecund

Back 34

fertile, productive, prolific

Front 35

Ferret

Back 35

1.) a small animal of the weasel family
2.) to search or drive out

Front 36

Fervent

Back 36

eager, earnest, burning, passionate, ardent

Front 37

Fetish

Back 37

an object that receives respect or devotion; charm, talisman

Front 38

Finesse

Back 38

diplomacy, tact, artful management, skill, cunning

Front 39

Fiscal

Back 39

pertaining to finances

Front 40

Fissure

Back 40

an opening, groove, split

Front 41

Flaccid

Back 41

feeble, weak, flabby

Front 42

Flagellate

Back 42

to whip, to lash, flog

Front 43

Flaunt

Back 43

to show off, boast, exhibit

Front 44

Flout

Back 44

to ridicule, to show contempt for, mock, scoff

Front 45

Foment

Back 45

to stir up, to incite, instigate, arouse

Front 46

Fop

Back 46

an excessively fashion-conscious man; dandy

Front 47

Fortuitous

Back 47

lucky, by chance, accidental, unexpected

Front 48

Gambol

Back 48

to frolic, to romp about playfully, play, caper, rollick

Front 49

Garish

Back 49

tastelessly gaudy, showy, glaring, flashy--as to be in extremey bad taste

Front 50

Garner

Back 50

to gather, to aquire

Front 51

Garrulous

Back 51

talkative, loquacious, verbose

Front 52

Germane

Back 52

appropriate, relevant, fitting, apt, suitable

Front 53

Gibe

Back 53

to scoff, ridicule, jeer, taunt, sneer

Front 54

Gloat

Back 54

to look at or think about with great satisfaction; to crow over; to revel in

Front 55

Glower

Back 55

to stare angrily, to scowl, to frown upon

Front 56

Grandiose

Back 56

impressive, magnificent, showy

Front 57

Gratuitous

Back 57

unnecessary or uncalled for

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Grotesque

Back 58

absurd, distorted

Front 59

Gumption

Back 59

courage and initiative; common sense

Front 60

Hackneyed

Back 60

commonplace, overused, trite, banal