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;
37 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Precipitous |
Hasty |
|
|
Ameliorate |
To make better |
|
|
Renown |
Have fame |
|
|
Inquiry |
Question |
|
|
Solicitous |
Showing interest or concern |
|
|
Credulity |
Tenedency to believe something is true |
|
|
Remonstrate |
Forcefully protest |
|
|
Extraneous |
Irrelevant or unrelated |
|
|
Paradox |
Contradictory situation |
|
|
Prolific |
Producing a lot of |
|
|
Inscrutable |
Impossible to understand |
|
|
Arbitrary |
Not based on reason |
|
|
Contentious |
Likely to cause an argument |
|
|
Condone |
To allow |
|
|
Lucid |
Easy to understand |
|
|
Intrepid |
Adventurous |
|
|
Peripheral |
Of minor importance |
|
|
Moribund |
At the point of death |
|
|
Base |
Without moral principles |
|
|
Pervasive |
Very common |
|
|
Heresy |
Opinion against generally accepted opinion |
|
|
Affluence |
Having great wealth |
|
|
Palpable |
Able to be touched or felt |
|
|
Remorse |
Deep regret or guilt |
|
|
Florid |
Red complexion or very intricate |
|
|
Pedestrian |
Dull |
|
|
Stark |
Severe |
|
|
Obsolete |
Out of date |
|
|
Hyperbole |
Exxageration |
|
|
Sagacity |
Having much wisdom |
|
|
Prescient |
Knowing the future |
|
|
Superfluous |
Extra, unnecessary |
|
|
Portentuos |
Ominous |
|
|
Compunction |
Guilt |
|
|
Despondent |
Total loss of hope |
|
|
Provocative |
Causing a strong reaction |
|
|
Inimical |
Harmful |
