3 Flashcards
Repudiate
Refuse to accept
Discombobulated
Disconcerted and confused
Inconsequential
Insignificant
Inconclusive
Proves nothing
Travesty
Misrepresentation
Penchant
a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.
Affinity
a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something
Copious
Large amounts
Exactitude
Accuracy
Impetus
Rise
Expedite
Make process fast
Subserve
help to further or promote.
Facilitate
make (an action or process) easy or easier.
Visceral
Deep gutted
Ensconced
Settled
Ventured
Had the audacity to
Bereft
He left me bereft in this city
Deprived of
Notorious
Infamous
Proponent
Advocate
Ennui
Boredom
Uninhibited
expressing one’s feelings or thoughts unselfconsciously and without restraint.
Downplay
Less imp than is
Corroborate
Verify
Squashed
Crushed
Squander
Waste
Vanquished
Conquered
Disinclination
Reluctance
Exemplifies
be a typical example of, symbolise
Hankering
Strong urge
Peculiar
different to what is normal or expected; strange
Particular
Hitherto
Previously
Nominal
Very small
Cajole
Persuade
Relent
Change one’s mind
Desist
Refrain abstain
Hitch
Problem
Unwarranted
Unjustified
Jesting
Joking
Amassed
Gathered
Delve
Investigate
Veracity
Truthfulness
Marginally
Slightly
Invidious
Unfair awkward
Persecute
Hounded
Lecherous
Lustful having excessive sexual desires
Bellicose
Willing to fight
Boisterous
Noisy, energetic and cheerful
Adroit
Skilled
Contrite
Sorry
Galvanize
Impel
Semblance
“There was a semblance of her mother in her features.”
“He maintained a semblance of composure even though he was nervous.”
Appearance
Resemblance
Brawny
Muscular
Nimble
Flexible
Affronted
Insulted
Ensue
Result
Undercurrents
Undertone
Absurd
Preposterous
Bizzare
Strange
Effusive
showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Robust
Fit
Exacted
Demanded imposed
Multiplicity
A lot of
Hirsute
Hairy
Woefully
It goes woefully wrong
Badly
Rescind
Revoke, cancel or repeal
Deftly
Cleverly
Foreboding
A feeling that something bad will happen
Lissome
Graceful
Turmoil
a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty
Impervious
Unaffected by
Onerous
Burdensome kasht
Genial
Friendly
Perverse
Absurd
Diminutive
Short
Circuitous
Long
Unkempt
Untidy
Overt
Overt judgment
Clear
Tactile “he took her in his arms—he’s a very tactile person”
given to touching other people, especially as an unselfconscious expression of sympathy or affection.
Outmanoeuvre
Outsmart
Imminent
About to happen
Flair
a natural ability to do something well
the quality of being interesting or having style
Onus
Responsibility
Inducing
Causing
Exigencies
Need
Contingent
Dependent
Eludes
Evades
Covert
Clandestine
Blase
Your blase about your words
Indifference
Touted
Advertised publicised
Indubitably
Unquestionably
Mettle
Resolve
Insular
Narrow minded
Recondite
Obscure abstruse
Awry
Off course
Decadence
Luxury