301-400 Flashcards
Meticulous
Extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking
The fine details that went into decorating the cake called for a meticulous hand
Militate
To operate against; work against
The managers were militating against each other to get the opening position
Mirth
Frivolity; gaiety; laughter
The mirth that illuminated from Brooke’s smile left a lasting impression
Misanthrope
A person who dislikes others
Maya was such a misanthrope it ultimately made being her friend too hard to manage
Missive
A written note or letter
Her husband prepared a missive for every anniversary
Mitigate
To soften; to lessen
After a change in attitude, my mother mitigated the grounding parameters for my sibling
Mollify
To calm or make less severe
Her attempts of mollifying Nathan’s fear of never playing basketball again were not successful
Molt
To shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically
The clump of hair from my hair brush looked like I molted every couple weeks
Monastic
Extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery
During a hard time, Chris would return to a monastic lifestyle and recharge
Monotony
No variation; tediously the same
My schedule was monotonous and unchanging it seemed like
Mores
Fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes
I never really realized how many mores passed down from my parents to me until I got older
Multifarious
Diverse
The multifarious food choices at WTF Burger could be overwhelming
Myopic
Lacking foresight; having a narrow view or short-range perspective
My dad had a myopic point of view over political issues like climate change and social issues
Nadir
Lowest point
The nadir of her life was losing the opportunity to star in a Marvel movie
Naïve
Lacking sophistication or experience
the naïve EMT put the nasal cannula to 8 lpm
Nascent
Starting to develop; coming into existence
The company he was pulling together was still in a nascent stage
Neologism
New word or expression
Only a couple years out of college and there were so many new neologisms circulating I couldn’t keep up
Neophyte
Novice; beginner
I was a neophyte at photography and my mom expected I could take on the extra load
Nettle
To irritate
Tj had this natural ability to nettle me most days I saw him
Noisome
Stinking; putrid
The noisome smell was coming from the deli sandwich left in the car
Nominal
Existing in name only; negligible
The nominal group project partner never contributed to the thought process
Nuance
A subtle expression of meaning or quality
The many nuances in the song made it one of my favorites
Numismatics
Coin collecting
I never knew his numismatics was this extensive
Obdurate
Hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion
my father was obdurate about climate change and thinks it’s made up data
Oblique
Indirect or evasive; misleading or devious
Rossie has been acting oblique around me and my family
Obsequious
Overly submissive and eager to please
as a new hire I definitely leaned into an obsequious role without thinking
Obstinate
Stubborn; unyielding
Rossie can be pretty obstinate on issues that she has caused and is denying
Obviate
To prevent; to make unnecessary
getting the no tools required build set made tools obviated
Occlude
To stop up; to prevent the passage of
The amount of hair in the drain occluded the drain from working properly
Officious
Too helpful; meddlesome
She was shifting from an outside partner to an officious participant in my life
Onerous
Troublesome and oppressive; burdensome
The trouble of figuring out the price of two pairs of work pants seemed onerous and not beneficial for filing my taxes
Opaque
Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
The sunglasses looked to be almost opaque expect when on
Opine
To express an opinion
The assistant opined about her boss’s personal life and crossed a line
Opprobrium
Public disgrace
The criminal faced opprobrium when taken out of the courthouse
Orotund
Pompous; full or rich in sound
Jazz music feels a little orotund with all the wind instruments
Ossify
To change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
My muscle cramped in a way that it felt like it was ossifying and I would never move the same way again
Ostensible
Apparent
her ostensible reason for going to local business coffee shops was to support them but she really just got tired of the regular franchise ones
Ostentation
Excessive showiness
She walked in with such a ostentation vibe that everyone went silent
Overwrought
Agitated; overdone
My voice became overwrought after getting that response from my mother
Palatial
Relating to a palace; magnificent
We decided on a palatial inspired build to have a great place to entertain
Palliate
To make less serious; to ease
Her attempts to palliate the situation were not effective since the accident involved his sister
Pallid
Lacking color or liveliness
The pallid ice cream looked unappealing
Panache
Flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve
She has such an intricate panache to her character I knew I would never meet someone like her again
Panegyric
Elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
I read Britt’s work and saw only panegyric sayings and it made me feel appreciated
Panoply
Impressive array
My goal is to have a panoply of marvel legos to put around my house
Paradox
A contradiction or dilemma
It’s a paradox that opioids are life threatening but so cheap to come by on the streets
Paragon
Model of excellence or perfection
I believe Olivia Pope is a paragon of a strong independent woman that can take complete control of a room
Pare
To trim off excess; to reduce
my dad decided to pare the palm trees out front to prepare for visitors
Pariah
Outcast
Jimmy really forced himself to be a pariah, he should have talked to his friends
Parley
Discussion, usually between enemies
The parley between the rival college basketball players was getting heated and needed to get broken up
Party
To ward off or deflect, especially by a quick witted answer
In front of her prosecutor she parried almost every important question and did not incriminate herself
Pastiche
A piece of literature or music imitating other works
The scary movie parodies are really bad pastiches
Pathogenic
Causing disease
The pathogenic factor related back to exposure from birds
Peccadillo
A minor sin or offence
Honestly Tj stealing my clothes was a peccadillo compared to the more heinous acts he has done
Pedant
Someone who shows off learning
Vicky was very much a pedant in the moment and embarrassed me later
Pejorative
Having bad connotation; disparaging
The constant pejorative comments from my coworker made me dislike working with them
Penury
An oppressive lack of resources (as money); severe poverty
Homeless people are very unhygienic people in a state of penury
Peregrinate
To wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
I wish I had the personality to peregrinate around the world in most continents
Perfidious
Willing to betray someone’s trust
I had a bad feeling about her I never knew she was the perfidious type
Perfunctory
Done in a routine way; indifferent
The scene in zootopia perfectly depicted the perfunctory routine of MDV workers as sloths
Peripatetic
Wandering from place to place, especially on foot
My peripatetic adventure over the summer took me to many countries and gave me the ability to experience different cultures
Permeate
To penetrate
The fentanyl permeated through the glove and made me feel lightheaded
Perspicacious
Shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
When the perspicacious thought entered my mind I responded instantly to the interviewer
Pervade
To be present throughout; to permeate
Honestly soup should have a good cube of bouillon and pervade through the different types
Phalanx
A compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
The phalanx of people in the mosh pit made the whole ground shake
Philistine
A person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
The philistine couldn’t figure out the fake piece from the artist and proved her lack of knowledge
Phlegmatic
Calm and unemotional in temperament
I envied the phlegmatic type because I cry in most arguments
Pithy
Profound or substantial yet concise, succinct, and to the point
The pithy brochure really went over highlights of the city life
Placate
To soothe or pacify
I tried to placate my anxiety by going through some exercises
Plebeian
Crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
although the general consensus of the plebeian supervisor job was wrong and they dealt with so much
Plucky
Courageous; spunky
The plucky puppy stood on all fours and growled at the dog 4x its size
Polemic
Controversy; argument; verbal attack
The public polemic disaster occurred between two actors leaving an award show
Politic
Shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic
Unprepared for the event, she was able to work through it in a politic moment
Polyglot
A speaker of many languages
A polyglot probably has a much easier time traveling than typical tourists
Posit
To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation
I thought I noticed a trend and needed to posit whether it was related to something else
Posit
To assume as real or conceded; to propose as an explanation
I thought I noticed a trend and began to posit whether it was related to another event
Potentate
A monarch or ruler with great power
The day he became a potentate was the day that his life would change forever
Pragmatic
Practical, as opposed to idealistic
I decided to take a pragmatic approach in order to talk to my sister about my feelings
Prattle
Meaningless, foolish talk
If someone lets me I will prattle until my jaw falls off telling random stories
Precipitate
Thrown violently or brought about abruptly; lacking deliberation
They really precipitated Haley and Nathan getting married, especially in high school
Précis
Short summary of facts
I kept my argument concise and used précis of my point
Prescient
Having foresight
I had a bad feeling before the weekend, I never knew I could be prescient
Prevaricate
To lie or deviate from the truth
Every time she prevaricated, it just made me respect her less
Probity
Complete honesty and integrity
Her once prestige reputation for probity was cut through, it was all because of a lie
Proclivity
A natural inclination or predisposition
She showed a proclivity for art when she was drawing decent sketches at the age of 3
Prodigal
Lavish; wasteful
The prodigal son was the opposite of how his parents raised him to be
profligate
Corrupt; degenerate
The profligate Gilbert goonies were gonna have to be served justice
Proliferate
To increase in number quickly
Rabbits are a very good at proliferating and multiplying
Propitiate
To conciliate; to appease
I described to propitiate my hunger with the tenders but I did not enjoy them
Propriety
The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
Tj was rebellious at home but with his friend’s family always acting with such propriety
Prudence
Wisdom, caution, or restraint
I need to exhibit more prudence by limiting my extracurricular activities while studying
Puerile
Childish, immature, or silly
His constant puerile antics were starting to make me feel like a mother instead of a girlfriend
Pugilism
Boxing
Pugilism as a sport doesn’t interest me much, I prefer ones with clear points and goals
Pulchritude
Beauty
The true raw pulchritude of the red rocks in Sedona was breathtaking
Pungent
Sharp and irritating to the senses
The pungent smell emanating from the rotting meat made me get sick
Pusillanimous
Cowardly; without courage
I was a bit pusillanimous when trying to ask the guy for his number
Querulous
Inclined to complain; irritable
The EMT was querulous, making nobody want to work with them for 12 whole hours
