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
- 3rd side (hint)
|
fulsome
|
excessively flattering; distastefully insincere
|
fake |
|
|
furtive
|
stealthy; secretive; sly; evasive
|
FBI, spy |
|
|
futile
|
without effect; ineffectual; useless
|
interfile, fruitless |
|
|
galaxy
|
a system of celestial bodies; a group of notable people |
gallery, gala |
|
|
gainsay
|
to deny; to contradict
|
NaySay, say no, against |
|
|
gamut
|
entire range or extent of
|
spectrum, range |
|
|
commendatory
|
reflecting praise or recommendation; worthy of praise
|
praise, commend |
|
|
commensurate
|
equal in measure; properly proportionate
|
equal, commense |
|
|
loquacious
|
talkative; given to continual talking
|
vocal, loud |
|
|
commodious
|
spacious; roomy
|
modern, accromodation |
|
|
communal
|
pertaining to or belonging to a group; public
|
community, urinal, amish |
|
|
commuted
|
changed to something less severe; travel frequently between two points
|
mute, communication, trirail |
|
|
compatible
|
capable of existing together; easy to along with; agreeable; congenial
|
simpatico, coop, pal |
|
|
compendium
|
a comprehensive and concise summary
|
conclusion, collection |
|
|
complement
|
that which fills up or adds to completion; that which must be so added
|
complete, supplement, omelets |
|
|
inalienable
|
Not subject to being taken away; not transferable; fixed
|
unable, stable |
|
|
component
|
a part or element of a whole; serving as such a part
|
compartment, apartment, condo, potential |
|
|
comport
|
to conduct or behave oneself; to be compatible or in agreement with
|
comfort, behave |
|
|
compunction
|
uneasiness because of guilt; a slight sense of pity or regret
|
conscience, compassion |
|
|
refulgent
|
shining; radiant; glowing
|
gems, reflect, gent |
|
|
regression
|
a going back; a withdrawing or returning
|
lapse, regress |
|
|
subterfuge
|
a baffling or devious method for avoiding difficulty or unpleasantness
|
sabotoge, substitute, subways |
|
|
concatenated
|
linked together; united in chain or series
|
connected, concrete, contracted, contamination |
|
|
concordance
|
an index of the significant words & phrases containing them in a book
|
ordinance, coordinates, documents |
|
|
concurred
|
reached the same conclusion; agreed; occurred at the same time
|
encore, current, coincidence |
|
|
subversive
|
undermining and destructive or corruptive; a person who so acts.
|
bias, inverse, derisive |
|
|
epigram
|
a short, pithy, witty expression
|
gram, telegrams |
|
|
epitomize
|
to represent or typify a whole; to summarize concisely
|
excerpt, pantomime, minimize |
|
|
epoch
|
a period or point in time marked by noteworthy developments, events
|
2pac, halo |
|
|
equanimity
|
evenness of mind; calmness of temper; composure
|
equilibrium, equality, ettiquiette |
|
|
equestrian
|
pertaining to horses/ horsemanship; on horseback; a performer on horseback
|
quest, rider, stallion |
|
|
equivocal
|
Having a double meaning; ambiguous; uncertain
|
quite, vocal, irony |
|
|
condiment
|
a seasoning or relish for food, such as pepper, mustard, sauces, etc.
|
craving, cumin, candy |
|
|
reiterated
|
said or done again; repeated
|
parrot, echo, repetition, record |
|
|
succinct
|
concise; brief but meaningful; terse
|
in seconds, success, instruct |
|
|
succulent
|
juicy; full of juice
|
suck, suckle, honeysuckle |
|
|
imperative
|
compulsory; absolutely necessary; of greatest importance; a command
|
important, pertinent, emperor |
|
|
condoned
|
treated, overlooked or forgiven as though not committed or of no consequence.
|
done, forgive |
|
|
conduit
|
a tube, pipe, channel through which something passes.
|
channel, duct |
|
|
conflagration
|
a raging fire
|
flame, Chicago fire, alarm |
|
|
eradicated
|
completely erased; wiped out
|
Bubonic plague, annhilate, dictate |
|
|
endorse
|
to give support or approval to; to sanction; to transfer or guarantee by signing.
|
dorsal fin, send, fundraiser |
|
|
enervate
|
to deprive of strength; to devitalize; to weaken
|
tired, exhaust |
|
|
confluence
|
a flowing together; a merging; the place or instance of merging
|
fluid, fluent, coincide |
|
|
relegate
|
to put back or consign to an inferior condition; to banish to pass for decision
|
reverse, retrograde, delegate |
|
|
imperious
|
commanding; domineering; arrogant; imperative; urgent
|
imperial, preempt, furious |
|
|
inane
|
meaningless; pointless; asinine
|
insane, innate, lame |
|
|
enhance
|
to make better; to heighten or increase in value, quality, etc.
|
upgrade, enchant |
|
|
relevant
|
relating to the matter at hand; pertinent; applicable
|
current, reveal |
|
|
reminiscent
|
reminding or suggestive of the past; remembering dwelling on the past
|
memento, memo, scent |
