12A Flashcards
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convoluted
complicated and hard to follow
(complicated, complex, intricate)
copious
abundant in quantity
(ample, plentiful, substantial)
cryptic
having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
(ample, plentiful, substantial)
culpable
deserving blame
(guilty, at fault, blame)
daunting
seemingly difficult; intimidating
(tough-looking, formidable, dismaying)
dearth
scarcity; lack of something
(scarcity, insufficiency)
deceit
deceive
deceptive
conceal or misrepresent the truth to trick someone
(duplicity, guile, trick)
decimate
kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of
(annihilate, destroy, obliterate)
decorum
in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained
(propriety, seemly, becoming)
dexterity
skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
(deftness, adeptness, agility)
discreet
careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage
(circumspect, careful, wary)
discrepancy
a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts
(inconsistency, disparity, variance)
doctrine
1) a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or group
2) a state principle of government policy, mainly in foreign or military affairs
(monroe, dogma)
due
of the proper quality or extent; adequate.
(rightful, fitting appropriate)
undue
inappropriate; excessive; not fitting
enigma
enigmatic
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious
(mystifying, bewildering, equivocal)
exacerbate
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
(aggravate, inflame, compound)
immutable
unchanging or unable to be changed
(fixed, entrenched, perpetual)
profound
1) very great or intense
2) wise, intelligent, deep
(intense, great, heartfelt)
rebut
claim or prove that an evidence or accusation is false
(refute, repudiate, contradict)
transcend
[trans = cross || ascend = rise up]
1) rise above
2) be or go beyond the range or limits of something abstract
(surpass, exceed, go beyond)
