6-2, 7-2, 8-2 Flashcards
encomium
Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal expression of praise
the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies
endemic
Native, local; natural, specific to, or confined to a particular place
The disease is endemic to certain regions of Africa, which have experienced several smaller outbreaks in recent years and have not received much international attention
enervate
Weaken, tire
The surgery enervated him for weeks afterwards
engender
Produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate
The issue has engendered a considerable amount of public debate
ephemeral
Lasting only a short time, fleeting
Those ephemeral stock options meant little to the employees
epicure
Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in food and wine
We’ve been subjected to the bottom of the barrel: cheap, salty, scratchy little things that any epicure would despise.
equanimity
Composure, evenness of mind; mental or emotional stability, esp. under stress
The simple practice of daily meditation can help people become calmer, less reactive, and achieve more equanimity
equitable
Fair, equal, just
equivocate
Use unclear language to deceive or avoid committing to a position
In his article, Putin does not equivocate in articulating his worldview of historical grievance which includes Ukraine as an integral part of the Russian nation
fanciful
Whimsical, capricious; imaginary; freely imaginative rather than based on reason or reality
fastidious
Excessively particular, difficult to please; painstaking, meticulous, requiring excessive attention to detail
the child seemed fastidious about getting her fingers sticky or dirty.
fatuous
Foolish, silly, esp. in a smug or complacent manner
The fatuous questions that the audience asked after the lecture suggested to the professor that they had understood little
fawn
Show affection or try to please in the manner of a dog; try to win favor through flattery and submissive behavior
courtiers fawning on the king
… a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher
fecund
Fruitful, fertile; capable of abundantly producing offspring, vegetation, or creative or intellectual work
… fecund source of imagination
felicitous
Admirably appropriate, very well-suited for the occasion; pleasant, fortunate, marked by happiness
… handled the delicate matter in a most felicitous manner
fervid
Very hot; heated in passion or enthusiasm
at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors
fetid
stinking; having offensive smell
the fetid odor of rotting vegetables
fidelity
Faithfulness, loyalty; strict observance of duty; accuracy in reproducing a sound or image
his fidelity to his wife was often questioned..
sway
rule; control
the part of the continent under Russia’s sway
accentuate
make more noticeable or prominent
elude
evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way; fail to be grasped or remembered by (someone)
glib
showing little forethought or preparation, offhand: Fluent and easy in a way that suggests superficiality or insincerity
The glib analysis of the numbers doesn’t necessarily steer us in the right directions
glower
Stare in an angry, sullen way
glowered at the noisy children in the library
goad
Urge on (as cattle) with a pointed or electrically charged stick; spur on, stimulate, encourage
The threat of legal action should goad them into complying
gouge
cut or scoop out; swindle, extort money from
Oil companies are using the Russian-Ukraine crisis as cover to gouge prices
graft
to implant; acquiring money or other benefits through illegal means, esp. by abusing one’s power (noun)
western-style government could not easily be grafted on a profoundly different country
government officials grow fat off bribes and graft
grandiloquent
a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
HIs most recent high-profile job found him ill at ease in a role that required more gravitas than grandiloquence
grandstand
Perform showily in an attempt to impress onlookers
he grandstanded about how we were jeopardizing national security.
grating
Irritating; harsh or discordant (of a noise); scraping
Many on the left today would find the newspaper’s accolade grating in its embrace of the classical West.
gregarious
Sociable, pertaining to a flock or crowd
grouse
Complain or grumble (verb); a reason for complaint (noun)
Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair.
