2013 May Flashcards
Fraternizing
To bring into an association
Vigilant
Knelt watchful to detect damage
Embittered
To make bitter
Solicitous
Anxious or concerned
Reticent
Reluctant or restrained
Taciturn
Inclined to silence
Garrulous
Excessively talkative
Ingratiation
To establish in the favor or goodness of others
Predilection
Tendency to think favorably of someone
Evocation
To draw forth
Polemic
A person who argues in opposition to another
Assiduous
Constant; unremitting
Fulsome
Offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive
Bellicosity
Inclined or eager to fight
Obduracy
Unmoved by persuasion
Squelch
To stick or press with crushing force
Reverent
Deeply respectful
Flaunt
To display or parade in self conspicuously
Conspicuous
Easily seen or noticed
Edify
To benefit
Apprise
To give notice to; inform
Divulge
To disclose or reveal
Impassive
Without emotion; apathetic
Exhortation
To give urgent advice; to urge or caution earnestly
Frugality
The lack of wastefulness
Collegiality
Cooperating integration among colleagues
Enmity
Animosity; ill will
Uncouth
Awkward; clumsy
Disquieting
Causing anxiety or uneasiness
Beguiling
To influence by trickery
Mollify
To soften in feeling or temper
Corollary
A natural consequence
Contingency
Something incidental
Postulate
Ask, demand, or claim
Assume without proof
Ensconced
Settle security
Elucidate
To make clearly; explain
Ostracize
To exclude by general consent
Defunct
No longer in existence
Promilgate
To set forth or teach publicly
Pejorative
Having a belittling effect or force
Sacrosanct
Extremely sacred; not to be entered or trespassed upon
Arcane
Know or understood by very few
Palpable
Incapable of being touched
Pensive
Wistfully thoughtful
Dislodge
Remove or force out
Aggravate
To make worse or more severe
Providential
Opportune, fortunate, or wealthy
Disparate
Essentially different
Recondite
Beyond ordinary knowledge
Celestial
Pertaining to the sky or visible heaven
Remorse
Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing
Tentative
Unsure, uncertain
Flippant
Lacking in seriousness, shallow
Exempting
To free from an obligation