27th July Flashcards
rile
To rile someone is to annoy or bother them.
If you rile up your sister, what you say makes gets her worked up, ready to argue with you.
The joke clearly riled up Teller, who responded to the tweet and criticized McAfee for making light of the situation.
redress
The verb redress is used when you are supposed to fix a problem and make amends.
The union organizers wanted the company to redress the fact that workers weren’t getting lunch breaks.
In the noun form, it is the compensation for setting something right. As a verb it means to correct, right a wrong, or make restitution for something.
lethargic
lacking energy
Nothing can a person more lethargic than a big turkey dinner.
begrudge
To begrudge someone for something is to wish them ill for it or to envy them.
Saleem said she doesn’t begrudge Jenner or her famous baby for their fame and money, but she wondered why her own daughter’s prospects should dim
cerebral
You make decisions using your intelligence and cold, hard facts, instead of your emotions.
A cerebral analysis of most pop music finds it to be simple and childish, but that ignores the point-the music effect on the listener.
finagle
To achieve something by means of trickery and devious methods.
forthright
When a person is being forthright, they’re being direct, clear, or even straight-up.
Opposite words : evasive, shifty, indirect, or circuitous
“I can’t count the number of times I’ve been labeled an angry Black woman — as opposed to a bold, forthright man,” she said.
antedate
When things antedate something else, they come before it
Eg : World War I antedates World War II.
Papyrus antedates modern paper, and paper antedates the desktop computer, which antedates the smartphone and tablet.
presumptuous
Presumptuous means to take something for granted.
It means taking for granted your access to someone or power to do something.
Excessively forward
The topic provokes equally strong reactions from people who say it’s presumptuous to ask a justice to step down for political reasons and those who say it’s naive to do otherwise.
But Mr. Cahaly insists it is presumptuous for pollsters to assume that they are drawing a representative sample of voters just because they are adhering to the scientific method.
industrious
If someone comments that you are very industrious, they are complimenting you for working hard and tirelessly.
Asian immigrants face the added burden of the “model minority” stereotype that portrays them as industrious, law-abiding and uncomplaining, and ascribes their achievements to those traits, historians and advocates say.
intermittent
intermittent to describe periodic movement and stopping and starting over a period of time.
eccentric
You’re most likely to encounter the adjective eccentric in a description of an unusual or quirky person.
An eccentric is an unconventional, odd person.
An eccentric is an unconventional, odd person. Think of them as following a slightly different orbit from the rest of society.
An F.B.I. report on the bomber who targeted Nashville in December cited “individualized beliefs adopted from several eccentric conspiracy theories.”
besmirch
To besmirch means to dirty or tarnish, particularly someone’s reputation.
Related words : Defame and slander.
The senators’ request to GAO is nothing more than a shameful attempt to besmirch the reputations of hundreds of thousands of dedicated career government employees at VA.”
emulate
When you emulate someone, you imitate them, especially with the idea of matching their success.
He’s not so perfect as to be intimidating; it’s his steadfast dedication to doing things the right way and getting better in the process that seems worth emulating.
avert
To avert is to turn away or to prevent. You might avert your gaze or avert a disaster — either way, you are avoiding something.
