24th July Flashcards
perquisite
Perquisites are the benefits or “perks” that come along with a job.
Free air travel for air hostesses? Free company car for corporate execs? Free pork for politicians? That’s right, they’re all perquisites.
There is thus no republican movement in Japan, nor a call to reduce the perquisites and privileges of the imperial family.
misogynist
If you’re someone who believes women belong in the kitchen and shouldn’t be accorded the same respect as men, you might be a misogynist. A misogynist is a person who hates or doesn’t trust women.
inarticulate | articulate
Use the adjective inarticulate to describe poor communication skills, like at your most inarticulate moments when you nervously fumble to find the right word and completely forget to make your most important point.
The president is a stunted man, uneducated, inarticulate and dishonest.
To articulate is to say something. And, if you say it well, someone might praise you by saying you are articulate. Confused yet? It’s all in the pronunciation
obliging
If you’re obliging, you’re easy to get along with and eager to help.
An obliging neighbor, for example, might volunteer to shovel your sidewalk after it snows.
The adjective obliging is perfect for describing someone who is especially considerate and helpful.
An agency official said that obliging the banks would put an undue burden on taxpayers and that the law did not allow the agency to pay interest costs or reimburse secondary market investors.
evasive
To be evasive is to avoid something, whether it’s a touchy subject or the person who’s “it” in a game of tag.
If you’re dodging the truth and not giving straight answers, then you’re being evasive.
Every time, I call the bank, i receive the same evasive answers about our mortgage and never get a clear response.
hamper
Anything that hampers slows progress or makes it difficult to do something. You might think that the presence of your parents hampers your ability to look cool.
As the rain water began to collect in pools on the highway, it began to hamper the flow of traffic.
qualm
A qualm is a feeling of uneasiness, or a sense that something you’re doing is wrong, and it sounds almost like how it makes your stomach feel.
Mr. Trump showed no qualms about prioritizing trade talks with China while ignoring human rights abuses in the country.
resignation
The acceptance of something unpleasant that cant be avoided.
Since Jack could not think of a convincing reason why he had to miss the seminar, he attended it with the sense of resignation.
dilapidated
Dilapidated is a word that implies deterioration, often because of neglect.
So if you don’t take care of things, they can become dilapidated. That goes for houses, tree forts, relationships, health — you name it!
Thousands of people migrate to the city every day in search of jobs which fuels rapid construction, which is very often unregulated - forcing many to live in dilapidated buildings.
With the money, Mr Prasad was able to pay off debts, repair his dilapidated house and put food on the table for his family of eight.
amply
More than is adequate
The boat was amply supplied for its year at sea, no ma would go hungry or thirsty.
malodorous
A pungent smell
sordid
Describe a person’s actions as sordid if they are so immoral or unethical that they seem dirty.
Something that is filthy or run down such as a neighborhood or someone’s living conditions can be called sordid, but it is usually used figuratively to mean immoral or dishonest.
It is usually used figuratively to mean immoral or dishonest.
If you want to hear the sordid details of someone’s actions, it’s because they were extremely dishonest or immoral and also because they were supposed to be kept a secret.
The nightly news simply announced that the senator had an affair, but the tabloid published all the sordid details of the interaction.
cosmopolitan
People who are cosmopolitan have an air of glamour surrounding them, a sense that they’ve seen a lot of the world and are sophisticated and at ease with all different kinds of people.
And as the Miami region evolved, becoming more cosmopolitan, older people and their heirs sold units to younger professionals and families, who kept most of the building occupied year-round.
carping
People who find fault with you at every turn, who appreciate nothing and complain, complain, complain, are carping.
Carping can also be used as an adjective, to describe someone who is overly critical and impossible to please — like that carping food critic who ruined the debut of your new restaurant.
relegate
Relegate means “to assign to a lower position.
Relegate means to send someone down in rank.
Delegate means to send someone in your place to complete a task.
In the workplace, managers who can’t figure out how to delegate may get relegated to a lesser rank.
Within a few years that war became so all-consuming that Afghanistan was officially relegated to a secondary priority.
When Dexter was unable to fulfill his basic duties, instead of firing him, the boss relegated him to kitchen cleanup.
