200 Most Common Flashcards
Aesthetic
Relating to beauty
Acquire
To come into the possession of
Amiable
Friendly
Antagonize
To provoke or display hostility
Arrogant
Having feelings of excessive pride and self-worth
Aspiration
A desire to succeed
Astute
Intelligent and clever
Autonomy
Independence
Avid
Enthusiastic
Benevolent
Charitable; kind
Bewilder
To puzzle
Callous
Insensitive; emotionally hardened
Camaraderie
Friendship
Candid
Open and straightforward
Cantankerous
Ill-tempered and unwilling to cooperate
Capricious
Apt to change suddenly
Censure
Strong disapproval
Coherent
Clear and logical
Collaborate
To work together
Complacent
Contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions
Conciliate
To win over; to make peace
Concise
Expressing much in few words
Condescend
To behave as if lowering oneself to an inferior level
Convoluted
Complicated
Cunning
Deceptive and sly
Cynical
Distrusting and pessimistic
Dearth
A lack in supply
Diligent
Detailed and persistent
Diminish
To decrease in size, extent, or range
Disillusion
To free from false beliefs
Disingenuous
Insincere
Disparate
Different and distinct
Dogmatic
Characterized by assertion of unproved and unprovable principles
Strong expression of opinions as if they were facts
Dubious
Doubtful; questionable
Eccentric
Peculiar; odd
Elite
Selected as the best
Eloquent
Expressing oneself powerfully and effectively
Elucidate
To make clear by explanation
Empathy
The understanding of another’s feelings
Emphatic
Expressed with emphasis
Eradicate
To destroy
Erroneous
Mistaken; containing errors
Exacerbate
To increase the harshness or bitterness of
Exasperate
To intensely irritate
Exploit
To use for one’s own advantage
Flagrant
Shockingly obvious
Frugal
Characterized by the avoidance of excessive spending
Gullible
Easily deceived or tricked
Hierarchy
A ranking system
Idiosyncrasy
A characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person
Impetuous
Impulsive
Incompetent
Incapable; not qualified
Incontrovertible
Unquestionable; impossible to deny
Incredulous
Skeptical; not willing to believe
Indulgent
Yielding; lenient; tolerant
Inherent
Existing as a natural and essential characteristic
Irrelevant
Unrelated; not connected
Liberated
Free; unrestrained
Meticulous
Extremely careful and precise with details
Modest
Displaying a moderate or ordinary opinion of one’s own talents or abilities
Mundane
Ordinary and somewhat boring
Naïve
Inexperienced and gullible
Negligent
Careless ad neglectful
Notorious
Well known for unfavorable reasons
Obsolete
No longer in use
Oppress
To keep down
Orthodox
Customary; traditional
Overwhelming
Overpowering; intense
Partisan
Tending to favor one group or one way of thinking
Perpetuate
To cause to continue
Petty
Of little importance; minor
Phenomenon
An occurrence, often which is impressive or unusual
Precedent
An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
Prevalent
Widespread; commonly occurring
Prominent
Important; noticeable
Propaganda
Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
Provincial
Unsophisticated and limited; associated with the country
Provocative
Tending to rouse feelings of excitement, irritation, or anger
Prudent
Careful and sensible
Reprehensible
Deserving of punishment
Resilient
Easily recovering or rebounding
Reticent
Inclined to keep quiet and private
Rhetoric
Skill in using language to persuade; empty talk
Rigorous
Rigidly accurate; strict
Scrupulous
Abiding by morals or strict rules
Smug
Marked by excessive self-satisfaction
Somber
Gloomy and serious
Spontaneous
Unplanned; impulsive
Superficial
On the surface; shallow; not significant
Superfluous
Having more than needed or wanted; excessive
Temperate
Moderate; not extreme
Tenacious
Unyielding; stubborn
Trivial
Small and of little importance
Tyranny
Dominance through threat of punishment an violence
Venerated
Highly respected
Vigor
Healthy; energetic strength
Abstract
To draw or take away
Adversary
An opponent or enemy
Advocate
To argue in favor of
Allege
To declare without proof
Alleviate
To provide relief; to make easier
Allude
To make an indirect reference to
Ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings
Analogous
Corresponding; similar
Anecdote
A short account if an amusing incident
Anthropology
The study of the origins, behavior, and culture of human beings
Archeology
The study of prehistoric people and their cultures
Articulate
Clearly pronounced; well-spoken
Ascertain
To make certain
Assert
To state confidently
Assume
To accept true without proof
Augment
To enlarge or increase
Belie
To misrepresent
Bolster
To support and strengthen
Commend
To praise
Condemn
To express strong disapproval of
Condone
To excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
Constrain
To hold back
Contempt
Scorn or open disrespect
Conventional
Following accepted customs and behaviors
Corroborate
To confirm or support with evidence
Debunk
To prove untrue
Decry
To express strong disapproval of
Deject
To lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted
Denounce
To openly speak out against
Depict
To represent or show
Deride
To ridicule
Differentiate
To mark as different
Digress
To wander away; especially from the main subject of writing or speaking
Discern
To perceive or understand with sight or other senses
Disclose
To reveal or uncover
Disdain
A lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Disparage
To belittle or criticize
Dispute
To question the truth of
Elicit
To call or bring out
Embellish
To make better by adding details (especially false details)
Emulate
To imitate in order to match or excel
Endure
To continue despite difficulty
Epitome
A perfect example
Equivocal
Uncertain; open to multiple interpretations
Evoke
To call forth emotions, feelings, or responses
Exemplary
Serving as a worthy example
Explicit
Clearly expressed or demonstrated
Extol
To praise highly
Foster
To encourage or care for
Fundamental
Essential; basic
Futile
Useless; unproductive
Generalization
An opinion or conclusion formed from only a few facts or examples
Hostile
Openly opposed; showing ill-will
Illuminate
To make clear; to supply light
Implausible
Not believable
Implicit
Implied though not directly expressed
Imply
To suggest without directly stating
Improvise
To perform or manage without preparation or required materials
Indifferent
Showing lack of interest, concern, or bias
Indignant
Displaying anger due to unfairness
Induce
To lead or bring about
Infer
To conclude based on reasoning or evidence
Insight
A clear understanding of a situation
Invoke
To summon into action or bring into existence
Lament
To express grief; to mourn
Mar
To make imperfect; to disfigure
Nostalgia
A desire to return to the past
Objective
Not influenced by personal feelings or bias
Obscure
Not clearly understood or expressed
Parenthetical
Characterized by the use of parentheses
Perplex
To puzzle or confuse
Pertinent
Relevant
Pragmatic
Practical; guided by practice rather than theory
Presume
To accept as true without proof
Pretense
A false act intending to deceive
Profound
Deep; intense
Quell
To put an end to
Query
To ask
Rebut
To prove false using evidence
Reconcile
To make compatible; to being into harmony
Refute
To prove to be false; to deny as true
Reiterate
To say again
Renounce
To give up; to turn away from
Revere
To regard with respect and awe
Sarcasm
Cutting, ironic language intending to ridicule
Satire
The use of ridicule or a work intending to ridicule
Scorn
A lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Scrutinize
To inspect carefully
Skeptical
Having doubt
Subjective
Influenced by personal feelings or bias
Subsequent
Coming later; following in order
Substantiate
To establish it strengthen
Subtle
Difficult to detect
Supplant
To replace or take the place of
Suppress
To stop; to control
Sustain
To uphold as valid
Undermine
To weaken
Underscore
To emphasize
Vindicate
To clear, justify, or prove
Vulnerable
Capable of being wounded or attacked
Wary
Watchful; distrustful
Whimsical
Characterized by free impulses
Zealous
Enthusiastic and devoted
