6 The Office Flashcards
abdicate
relinquish, give up or surrender something important
abstract
without form unclear
accolade
honor or award
antiquated
old or obsolete
apocryphal
false or having dubious authenticity
archaic
antiquated, ancient
benevolent
generous
covert
secretive or hidden
cryptic
mysterious
decorum
proper behavior
decry
condemn
deference
respect
disparage
belittle limit or demean
esoteric
hard to understand
equivocal
undecided ambivalent
ethereal
heavenly
euphemism
inoffensive word to replace an offensive one
evanescent
short-lived
expedite
speed up
extol
praise
exult
rejoice
hegemony
authority or superiority over someone or something
inchoate
just beginning or starting to emerge, incipient
intrinsic
innate, essential nature
judicious
fair
laud
praise
magnanimous
generous, munificent, benevolent
magnate
important powerful person
obscure
dark, shrouded, unclear
ostentatious
showy or gaudy
palpable
tangible, capable of being physically sensed
panacea
powerful remedy
patronize
condescend, act haughtily towards someone
paucity
lack of something, small number, dearth
recondite
hard to understand
refute
prove wrong
relinquish
surrender
sacrosanct
holy
sanctimonious
holier-than-thou, falsely pious
sanguine
optimistic or hopeful
scrutinize
examine closely and carefully
scrutinize
examine closely and carefully
scrutinize
examine closely and carefully
shroud
block or cover, figuratively
shroud
block or cover, figuratively
shroud
block or cover, figuratively
sovereign
independent
sovereign
independent
sovereign
independent
sublime
awesome
sublime
awesome
sublime
awesome
supplant
replace
supplant
replace
supplant
replace
tenet
commonly held belief
tenet
commonly held belief
tenet
commonly held belief
transient
fleeting or temporary
transient
fleeting or temporary
transient
fleeting or temporary
venal
capable of being bribed
venal
capable of being bribed
venal
capable of being bribed
venerate
worship or revere
venerate
worship or revere
venerate
worship or revere
zealous
extremely passionate, having great ardor for something
zealous
extremely passionate, having great ardor for something
zealous
extremely passionate, having great ardor for something
scrutinize
examine closely and carefully
scrutinize
examine closely and carefully
shroud
block or cover, figuratively
shroud
block or cover, figuratively
sovereign
independent
sovereign
independent
sublime
awesome
sublime
awesome
supplant
replace
supplant
replace
tenet
commonly held belief
tenet
commonly held belief
transient
fleeting or temporary
transient
fleeting or temporary
venal
capable of being bribed
venal
capable of being bribed
venerate
worship or revere
venerate
worship or revere
zealous
extremely passionate, having great ardor for something
zealous
extremely passionate, having great ardor for something