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;
45 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
detriment
|
noun: Damage, harm, or loss
|
|
|
decisive
|
adj: Having the power to decide; conclusive.
|
|
|
benevolence
|
noun: An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts
|
|
|
efficacious
|
adj: Producing or capable of producing a desired effect
|
|
|
fallible
|
adj: Capable of making an error
|
|
|
charlatan
|
adj: To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid.
|
|
|
capitulate
|
verb: To surrender under specified conditions
|
|
|
castigate
|
verb: To inflict severe punishment on
|
|
|
cacophony
|
noun: Jarring, discordant sound; dissonance
|
|
|
censor
|
noun: A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable.
|
|
|
feint
|
noun: A feigned attack designed to draw defensive action away from an intended target.
|
|
|
felicity
|
noun: Great happiness; bliss.
|
|
|
abdicate
|
verb: To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally
|
|
|
dissension
|
noun: Difference of opinion; disagreement.
|
|
|
astute
|
adj: Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns
|
|
|
candid
|
adj: Free from prejudice; impartial
|
|
|
defamation
|
noun: The act of defaming; calumny.
|
|
|
ecstatic
|
adj: Marked by or expressing ecstasy.
|
|
|
fervent
|
adj: Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent
|
|
|
deplorable
|
adj: Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach
|
|
|
fallow
|
noun: Plowed but left unseeded during a growing season
|
|
|
efface
|
verb: To rub or wipe out; erase.
|
|
|
duplicity
|
noun: Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
|
|
|
banal
|
adj.: Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite
|
|
|
fallacy
|
noun: A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference
|
|
|
egregious
|
adj: Conspicuously bad or offensive
|
|
|
capricious
|
adj: Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable
|
|
|
candid
|
adj: Free from prejudice; impartial
|
|
|
callow
|
adj: Lacking adult maturity or experience
|
|
|
defamation
|
noun: The act of defaming; calumny.
|
|
|
ecstatic
|
adj: Marked by or expressing ecstasy.
|
|
|
fervent
|
adj: Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent
|
|
|
deplorable
|
adj: Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach
|
|
|
fallow
|
noun: Plowed but left unseeded during a growing season
|
|
|
efface
|
verb: To rub or wipe out; erase.
|
|
|
compensate
|
verb: To offset; counterbalance.
|
|
|
duplicity
|
noun: Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
|
|
|
banal
|
adj.: Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite
|
|
|
fallacy
|
noun: A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference
|
|
|
egregious
|
adj: Conspicuously bad or offensive
|
|
|
capricious
|
adj: Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable
|
|
|
callow
|
adj: Lacking adult maturity or experience
|
|
|
beneficent
|
adj: Characterized by or performing acts of kindness or charity
|
|
|
compensate
|
verb: To offset; counterbalance.
|
|
|
beneficent
|
adj: Characterized by or performing acts of kindness or charity
|
