1500 Essential (300-600) Flashcards
dubious
feeling doubt
dud
no use person smth that fails
dulcet
melodious harmonious
dupe
cheat make a fool of
duplicity
deliberate deception
duress
threats to compel smb
dwarf
person or smb much below the usual size
dynamo
a generator something that produces electric current
earthenware
dishes made of baked clay
ebullience
exuberance outburst of feeling
ebullient
overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement
ecumenical
representing the whole Christian world
edacious
voracious devouring
eddy
circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)
edible
fit to be eaten/not poisonous
effete
infertile worn out weak
efficacy
production of a desired result
effluvia
outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor
effrontery
boldness impudence arrogance
egress
way out exit
elaborate
worked out with much care in great detail
elegy
a lament a melancholy composition
elicit
draw out
eloquence
fluent speaking skillful use of language
emaciate
make thin and weak
embellish
make beautiful
embezzle
use in a wrong way for one’s own benefit
emote
stir up excite
empirical
relying on experiment
encapsulate
enclose in capsule
encomium
warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric
encumbrance
burden things that get on the way of
endearing
making dear or liked
endemic
epidemic
endorse
write one’s name on the back of
enduring
lasting
enervate
weaken deprive of strength attenuate
engender
cause produce give rise to
engrave
impress deeply
engrossing
taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal
engulf
swallow up
enigma
smth that is puzzling
enmity
hatred being an enemy
ensign
flag/badge
entangle
put into difficulties
enthral
please greatly/enslave (fig)
entice
tempt or persuade
entreat
ask earnestly
enunciate
pronounce (words)/express a theory
enzyme
catalyst
epicurean
devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment)
epistle
letter
epithet
adjective
epitome
brief summary representative example a typical model
equable
steady regular
equanimity
calmness of temperament
equilibrium
state of being balanced
equipoise
equal distribution of weight equilibrium
equivocal
having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious
equivocate
try to deceive by equivocal language
eradicate
get rid of pull up by the roots
erratic
irregular in behaviour or opinion
erudite
learned scholarly
eschew
avoid
esoteric
abstruse intended only for a small circle of
espouse
marry give one’s support to
eulogy
formal praise panegyric
euphoria
elation state of pleasant excitement
euthanasia
easy and painless death
evasive
tending to evade
evince
to show clearly to indicate
evoke
call up bring out
excoriation
severe criticism
exculpate
to clear from a charge of guilt
exhaustive
complete thorough
exigency
emergency an urgent situation
exoneration
set smb clear free (e.g.. from blame)
exorbitant
much too high or great
expatiate
to roam wander freely
expedient
likely to be useful for a purpose
expiation
ending expiring
exploit
brilliant achievement develop use selfishly
expostulate
argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest
expurgate
to remove obscenity purify censor
exscind
to cut out cut away
extant
still in existence
extempore
without previous thought or preparation
extenuate
reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse
extinct
no longer active
extinguish
end the existence of/wipe or put out
extirpate
to destroy exterminate cut out exscind
extol
praise highly
extort
obtain by threats violence
extralegal
outside the law
extricable
that can be freed
extrovert
cheerful person
exuberance
state of growing vigorously being full of life
facetious
humorous funny jocular
facile
easily done
fallacious
based on error
falter
waver/move in an uncertain manner
fatuous
without sense foolish self-satisfaction
fawn
young deer try to win smb’s favor
feckless
lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless
fecund
fertile
feint
pretend
felicitous
apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos
felon
person guilty of murder
ferment
substance become excited
ferocity
savage cruelty
ferret
discover by searching search
fervid
showing earnest feeling
fervor
warmth of feelings earnestness
fetid
stinking
fetter
to shackle put in chains
feud
bitter quarrel over a long period of time
fidelity
loyalty accuracy
fidget
move restlessly make nervous
figurehead
carved image on the prow of a ship
finesse
delicate way of dealing with a situation
finical
too fussy about food clothing etc.
finicky
finical
fission
splitting or division (esp. of cells)
fixate
stare at
flak
criticism/anti-aircraft guns
flamboyant
brightly colored florid
flaunting
show off complacently
flax
pale yellow (hair) a plant
fledged
able to fly trained experienced
fleet
number of ships quick-moving
flinch
draw move back wince
flop
fail/move/fall clumsily
florid
very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face)
flout
reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition)
fluke
lucky stroke
fluster
make nervous or confused
foible
defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)
foil
prevent from carrying out contrast
foment
put smth warm (to lessen the pain)
foolproof
incapable of failure or error
foppish
like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
forage
food for horses and cattle
forbear
refrain from be patient ancestor
forbearance
patience willingness to wait
ford
shallow place in a river (to cross)
forestall
prevent by taking action in advance preempt
forfeit
suffer the loss of smth
forge
workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead
forgery
counterfeit
forswear
renounce disallow repudiate
foster
nurture care for
fracas
noisy quarrel
fragile
easily injured broken or destroyed
fragrant
sweet-smelling
frantic
wildly excited with joy pain anxiety
frenetic
frantic frenzied
fret
worry irritation wear away
fringe
edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead
froward
intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn
frugal
careful economical
fulmination
bitter protest
fulsome
disgusting offensive due to excessiveness
gainsay
to deny to oppose
garble
make unfair selection from facts
garment
article of clothing
garner
to gather and save to store up
garrulity
talkativeness
garrulous
too talkative
gaucherie
socially awkward tactless behavior
germane
relevant pertinent to
gist
the point general sense
glean
gather facts in small quantities
glib
ready and smooth but not sincere
glimmer
weak/unsteady light
gloat
over look at with selfish delight
glut
supply to much fill to excess
gnaw
waste away bite steadily
goad
smth urging a person to action
gorge
eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream
gossamer
soft light delicate material
gouge
tool for cutting grooves in wood
grandiloquent
using pompous words
grave
serious requiring consideration
graze
touch or scrape lightly in passing
gregarious
living in societies liking the company
grievous
causing grief or pain serious dire grave
grovel
crawl humble oneself
guile
deceit cunning
gullible
easily gulled
gush
burst out suddenly/talk ardently
gust
outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc.
hack
cut roughly hired horse
halcyon
calm and peaceful
hallow
to make holy consecrate
harangue
a long passionate speech
harbinger
smth or smb that foretells the coming of
harrow
to distress create stress or torment
haughty
arrogant conceited
heed
attention/give notice to
heinous
odious (of crime)
heresy
belief contrary to what is generally accepted
hermetic
sealed by fusion
heterogeneous
made up of different kinds
hew
make by hard work cut (by striking)
highbrow
(person) with superior tastes
hirsute
hairy shaggy
hoax
mischievous trick played on smb for a joke
hoi
polloi the masses the rabble
hollow
not soled with hole
holster
leather case for a pistol
homiletics
act of preaching
hone
stone used for sharpening tools
hoodwink
trick mislead
hospitable
liking to give hospitality
hubris
arrogant pride
hush
make or become silent
husk
worthless outside part of anything
hypocrisy
falsely making oneself appear to be good
iconoclast
person who attacks popular beliefs
idiosyncrasy
personal mannerism
idolatry
excessive admiration of
idyll
a carefree episode or experience
ignoble
dishonorable common undignified
ignominious
shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful
illicit
unlawful forbidden
imbroglio
complicated and embarrassing situation
immaculate
pure faultless
imminent
likely to come or happen soon
immutable
that cannot be changed
impair
worsen diminish in value
impassive
unmoved feeling no sign of passion
impecunious
having little or no money
impede
hinder get in the way of
impediment
smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)
impending
imminent being about to happen expected
imperative
urgent essential
imperious
commanding haughty arrogant
impermeable
that cannot be permeated
imperturbable
calm not capable of being excited
impervious
not allowing to pass through (of materials)
imperviousness
haughty arrogant commanding
impetuous
having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful
impiety
lack of reverence or dutifulness
implacable
incapable of being placated unpleasable
implicate
show that smb has a share
implicit
implied though not plainly expressed
implosion
collapse bursting inward
importune
beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute)
imprecation
an invocation of evil a curse
impromptu
without preparation
impudent
rash indiscreet
impugned
challenged to be doubted
impute
to attribute to a cause or source ascribe
inadvertent
not paying proper attention
inane
silly senseless
inasmuch
since because
incense
make angry
incessant
often repeated continual
inchoate
not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary
incipient
beginning
incise
engrave make a cut in
incite
stir up rouse
inclined
directing the mind in a certain direction
incongruous
out of place not in harmony or agreement
incorrigibility
cannot be cured or corrected
incredulous
skeptical unwilling to believe
inculcate
fix firmly by repetition
incumbents
official duties
incursion
a raid a sudden attack
indefatigability
not easily exhaustible tirelessness
indelible
that cannot be rubbed out
indigence
poverty
indigenous
native
indistinct
not easily heard seen clearly marked
indolence
laziness
indomitable
not easily discouraged or subdued
indulge
gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself
indulgent
inclined to indulge
ineffable
to great to be described in words
ineluctable
certain inevitable
inept
unskillful said or done at the wrong time
ineptitude
quality of being unskillful
inferno
hell
infuriate
fill with fury or rage
infuse
put pour fill
ingenuous
naive young artless frank honest sincere
ingest
take in by swallowing
inimical
harmful or friendly
inimitable
defying imitation unmatchable
innocuous
causing no harm
inscrutable
incapable of being discovered or understood
insensible
unconscious unresponsive unaffected
insinuate
suggest unpleasantly make a way for smth gently
insipid
without taste or flavor
insouciant
unconcerned carefree
insularity
narrow-mindedness isolated
insurrection
rising of people to open resistance to
interdict
prohibit forbid
interim
as an installment
intersperse
place here and there
