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;
50 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
valid
|
sound; well-grounded; legally acceptable
|
|
|
superficial
|
shallow; on the surface; not penetrating deeply
|
|
|
disdain
|
an attitude of looking down upon others as unworthy; contempt; scorn
|
|
|
obscure
|
not clearly seen; not clearly understood or expressed
|
|
|
ambiguous
|
having two or more meanings; uncertain
|
|
|
apathy
|
lack of feeling or interest
|
|
|
diligent
|
hardworking; putting effort and care into one's work
|
|
|
prodigal
|
recklessly wasteful; extravagant
|
|
|
competent
|
having the required ability for a specific task; capable
|
|
|
reverent
|
feeling of showing deep awe or respect
|
|
|
pompous
|
showing self-importance; being overly formal
|
|
|
reproach
|
to blame a person for something; to criticize sharply
|
|
|
diversity
|
variety; difference
|
|
|
laudable
|
worthy of praise; deserving approval
|
|
|
rational
|
having the ability to think clearly; sane; using logical thinking
|
|
|
hostile
|
unfriendly; of an enemy
|
|
|
enigma
|
something that is puzzling or mysterious
|
|
|
censor
|
to examine a work for the purpose of banning or removing harmful passages
|
|
|
innocuous
|
harmless; insignificant
|
|
|
anarchy
|
absence of ruling authority or government with resulting confusion and disorder
|
|
|
gratuitous
|
given freely; uncalled for
|
|
|
perspicacious
|
keenly understanding; acutely perceptive
|
|
|
corpulent
|
fat; obese; fleshy
|
|
|
ravenous
|
very hungry
|
|
|
officious
|
meddlesome; offering service or advice that is unwanted
|
|
|
relegate
|
to banish; to dismiss to a place of little or no importance
|
|
|
protracted
|
drawn out; prolonged
|
|
|
erudite
|
learned; scholarly; showing wide knowledge
|
|
|
chronic
|
continuing over a lengthy period of time; lingering
|
|
|
turgid
|
swollen; inflated; enlarged
|
|
|
vicarious
|
sharing imaginatively the experience of other person
|
|
|
surmise
|
to guess; to infer
|
|
|
opulent
|
rich; wealthy; abundant
|
|
|
caustic
|
biting; sarcastic; corrosive
|
|
|
rancid
|
having bad smell or taste
|
|
|
impecunious
|
having little or no money; penniless
|
|
|
pretentious
|
claiming great importance to impress others
|
|
|
credulous
|
easily convinced; too ready to believe or accept
|
|
|
surreptitious
|
secret; stealthy
|
|
|
broach
|
to introduce; to bring up
|
|
|
pacifist
|
person who opposes violence and war
|
|
|
copious
|
large; bulky; of great volume
|
|
|
raze
|
to tear down; to destroy completely
|
|
|
elicit
|
to bring out; to cause to revealed
|
|
|
prudent
|
marked by sound, sensible judgment in practical matters
|
|
|
inscrutable
|
mysterious; not easily understood or investigated
|
|
|
susceptible
|
open; subject to
|
|
|
voluminous
|
abundant; present in large quantities
|
|
|
abstruse
|
hard to understand; deep
|
|
|
elucidate
|
to explain; to throw light on; to make understood
|
