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;
20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
abstemious
ab ste' me as |
adj. moderate, sparing(as in eating drinking); characterized by abstinence and self discipline
syn.tempurate, sober, moderate ant. indulgent,immoderate, itmempurate |
|
|
censurable
sen' sher e bel |
adj. deserving blame or correction
syn. blameworthy,discreditable, reprehensible ant. commendable,laudable, meritorious |
|
|
contingent
ken tin' jent |
adj. likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events; happening by chance n. a representative group forming part of a larger group
syn. adj)conditional, dependent n)a detachment ant. adj)independent of unconnected with, certain |
|
|
corroborate
ke rab' e rat |
v. to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substaniate, berify
ant. adj) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit |
|
|
denizen
den' e zen |
n. an inhabbitant, resident; one who frequents a place
syn. resident,dweller,habitue ant. alien,outsider,stranger,foreigner |
|
|
discursive
dis ker' siv |
adj. passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
syn. digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic ant. short and to the point, succinct |
|
|
disseminate
di sem' e nat |
v. to scatter or spread widely
syn. disperse,publicize,broadcast,circulate ant. bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide |
|
|
dowdy
dau' de |
adj. poorly dressed, shabby,; laking smartness and good taste
syn. frumpy,tacky,frowsy,drab ant. chic,stylish,elegant, fashionable |
|
|
florid
flar' id |
adj. highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
syn. flushed,ruddy,flowery, frilly,flamboyant ant. pale,ashen,pallid,sallow austere,stark |
|
|
foist
|
v. to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
syn.pass off,palm off,fob off |
|
|
gauche
|
adj. awkward, lacking ing social graces, tactless, clumsy
syn. inept,uncouth,maladroit ant. adroit,tactful, diplomatic,politic |
|
|
heresy
her' e se |
n. an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
syn. unorthodox belief, heterodoxy ant. orthodoxy |
|
|
inculcate
in' kel' kat |
v. to impress ono the mind by repitition, teach persistently and earnistly
syn. instill,implant,infuse, ingrain,imbue ant. efface,extirpate,root out |
|
|
palpable
pal' pe bel |
adj. capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
syn. tangible,plain,obvious, manifest ant. intangible,insubstantial incorporeal |
|
|
perceptive
per sep' tiv |
adj. having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
syn. insightful,discerning, obeservant ant. dense,thick,obtuse, dim-witted |
|
|
pernicious
per nish' es |
adj. extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
syn. injurous,deleterious, baleful,noxious ant. harmless,innocuous, salutary,salubrious |
|
|
salient
sal' yent |
adj. leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; n. a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
syn. adj) striking,notable, protrusive, obvious ant. adj) inconspicuous, recessive |
|
|
satiate
v. sa' she at adj. sa' she it |
v. to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; adj. full, satisfied
syn. v) gratify,cloy,surfeit, gorge ant. v) starve,deprive entirely of |
|
|
sear
|
v. to makeor become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
|
|
|
specious
spe' shes |
adj. deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
syn. deceptively plausible, sophistic,casustic ant. valid,sound,solid, genuine |
