Vocab Deck Four

Front 1

Insular

Back 1

1. narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial. 2. standing alone; detached; isolated. 3. of, relating to, or characteristic of islanders or isolated people.

Hint 1

Narrow-minded, petty, isolated, circumscribed, illiberal

Front 2

Illiberal

Back 2

Narrow-minded, bigoted.

Hint 2

Narrow-minded, myopic, biased, prejudiced

Front 3

Sectarian

Back 3

narrowly confined or devoted to a particular sect.

Hint 3

Narrow-minded, exclusive, insular

Front 4

Graft

Back 4

1. (Also can be about plants) a portion of living tissue surgically transplanted from one part of an individual to another, or from one individual to another, for its adhesion and growth. 2. the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc. 3. (British slang) work or labor.

Hint 4

1. Implant, transplant, hybridization 2. Payoff for fraud, bribe, corruption, hush money

Front 5

Concede

Back 5

to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit.

Hint 5

Cede, surrender, capitulate, give in, give up

Front 6

Platitude

Back 6

1. a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound. 2. the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite.

Hint 6

Dull, overused saying, cliché, triteness, banality, bromide

Front 7

Banal

Back 7

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite.

Hint 7

Mundane, bland, humdrum, blasé, vapid, trite, hackneyed, bromidic

Front 8

Banality

Back 8

the condition or quality of being banal, or devoid of freshness or originality.

Hint 8

Platitude, common saying, cliché, dullsville

Front 9

Bromide

Back 9

a platitude or trite saying.

Hint 9

Cliché, platitude, trite, banality, commonplace

Front 10

Hackneyed

Back 10

made commonplace or trite; stale; banal.

Hint 10

Cliché, trite, banal, corny, quotidian

Front 11

Vapid

Back 11

1. without liveliness or spirit; dull or tedious. 2. lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat.

Hint 11

Flat, dull, boring, insipid, stale

Front 12

Trite

Back 12

lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale.

Hint 12

Silly, commonplace, corny, dull, banal, cliché, hackneyed, bathetic, jejune

Front 13

Jejune

Back 13

1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid. 2. juvenile; immature; childish 3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed. 4. deficient or lacking in nutritive value.

Hint 13

Immature, childish, vapid, dull, insipid, trite, bland

Front 14

Commonplace

Back 14

1. ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality. 2. trite; hackneyed; platitudinous.

Hint 14

1. Usual, normal, mundane, ordinary, typical, customary 2. Cliché, platitude, banality, bromide

Front 15

Torpor

Back 15

1. sluggish inactivity or inertia. 2. lethargic indifference; apathy. 3. a state of suspended physical powers and activities. 4. dormancy, as of a hibernating animal.

Hint 15

Lethargy, apathy, inactivity, dullness, drowsiness, dormancy languor, stupor, torpidity

Front 16

Mystique

Back 16

1. a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning. 2. an aura of mystery or mystical power surrounding a particular occupation or pursuit.

Hint 16

Attitude, glamour, charisma, character, person strong impression, charm

Front 17

Mitigate

Back 17

1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. 2. to make less severe. 3. to make (a person, one's state of mind, disposition, etc.) milder or more gentle; mollify; appease.

Hint 17

Reduce, assuage, lighten, lessen, mollify, alleviate

Front 18

Alleviate

Back 18

to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate.

Hint 18

Allay, ease, lighten, lessen, mollify, assuage

Front 19

Allay

Back 19

1. to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet. 2. to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate.

Hint 19

Lessen, mollify, ease, mitigate, pacify

Front 20

Engender

Back 20

to produce, cause, or give rise to.

Hint 20

Incite, provoke, bring about, stimulate, cause to happen, cause an action