500 Key Review Flashcards
Assail (v)
Attack with words or force
Bumptious (adj)
Pushy; obnoxiously self-assertive
Concede (v)
Admit reluctantly; yield
Confound (v)
To mix up (in your own mind); to confuse someone else
Contend (v)
To argue a point or position; to struggle for
Contract (v)
Squeeze together; shrink
Contrite (adj)
Sorry, penitent
Corroborate (v)
Support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm
Denounce (v)
Criticize; condemn
Deprecate (v)
Disapprove; belittle
Discord (n)
Disagreement; dissonance
Distended (adj)
Swollen; extended
Elated (adj)
Extremely happy; overjoyed
Flaccid (adj)
Lacking firmness; soft; limp
Garbled (adj)
Changed so much that the original meaning has been distorted; scrambled
Immutable (adj)
Unable to change
Impede (v)
Get in the way; hinder
Impudence (n)
Rudeness; insolence
Inane (adj)
Silly; insignificant
Inaugurate (v)
Begin; induct to
Induce (v)
Cause to happen; bring about
Inert (adj)
Lacking movement; inactive; sluggish
Inscrutable (adj)
Mysterious
Intractable (adj)
Stubborn; immovable
Jaundice (n)
Yellow color; envy or resentment
Jubilant (adj)
Filled with joy
Juncture (n)
Point in time, especially a crucial one; joint or connection
Kinetic (adj)
In motion, active
Laconic (adj)
Quiet; of few words; terse
Languish (v)
Lose energy or motivation; become weak or depressed
Levity(n)
Lightness, playfulness, jocularity
Loath (adj)
Reluctant; unwilling
Lofty (adj)
At a great height; elevated; noble
Mendacity (n)
A lie; a false statement
Objurgate (v)
Scold; castigate
Obliterate (v)
Remove or destroy completely; erase
Paltry (adj)
Worthless; insignificant; petty
Portent (n)
Warning sign; omen; indication
Preclude (v)
Prevent; make impossible
Protract (v)
Exfend in time or space
Ratify (v)
Approve (by formal vote, for example); confirm
Relegate (v)
Reduce or demote to an inferior place or position; banish
Asperity (adj)
Roughness, harshness, irritability
Sanction (v)
Sanguine (adj)
(V) approve; give consent
(Adj) optimistic; cheerful
Scanty (adj)
Small in quantity; insufficient
Slander (n)
Negative oral remarks about another person that are untrue
Spurious (adj)
False; fake; misleading
Subjugate (v)
Take over; enslave
Truculent (adj)
Aggressive; savage; cruel
Unerring (adj)
Without making a mistake
Vagrant (n)
Homeless person; wanderer
Verbose (adj)
Very talkative; loquacious
Wanton (adj)
Excessive; uncontrolled; lustful
Depravity (n)
Corruption, perversion, evil
Deterrent (n)
Something that prevents or discourages an act
Devious (adj)
Tricky, crooked
Disputatious (adj)
Tending to argue, controversial
Expedient (adj)
Useful for reaching a desired end
Impunity (n)
Freedom from punishment or harm
Nascent (adj)
Recently born or created
Obtrusive (adj)
Sticking out; pushy
Rectify (v)
To fix, to correct
Rescind (v)
Take back; remove; void
Sagacity (n)
Wisdom; shrewdness
Vagary (n)
An unpredictable result of action