600 words Flashcards
Abandon
complete lack of inhibition or restraint
She sings and sways with total abandon
Abrasive
Showing little concern for the feeling of others; harsh
Her abrasive and arrogant friendship style won her new friends
Abreast
Up to date with the latest news, ideas or info; alonside
Boobies
Abridge
Shorten(a piece of writing) without losing it’s sense
Abstruse
Difficult to understand; obscure
Accentuate
to make(something) more prominent or noticeable
Accord
An official agreement or treaty
Acerbic
Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic or ironic in temper, mood or tone
Acquisitive
Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
Activism
The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
Acumen
Superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgement, especially in practical matters
Acute
Present of experienced to a severe or intense degree/ having or showing a perspective understanding or insight, shrewd.
Adroit
Clever or skilful in using the hands or mind
Adulation
Excessive admiration or praise
Aesthetic
Beauty
Affable
Friendly, good-natured or easy to talk to
Affectation
Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
Aghast
Filled with horror or shock
Alacrity
Brisk and cheerful readiness
Alienate
Cause(someone) to feel isolated or estranged
Aloof
Not friendly or forthcoming/conspicuously uninvolved
Ambiguity
The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
Ameliorate
Make something bad or unsatisfactory better, improve/placate/pacify/attenuate/assuage
Amiable
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
Amuse
Cause(someone) to find something funny; entertain
Anachronism
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
Antagonistic
Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something
Antedate
Precede in time; come before(something) in date
Antiquity
The ancient past, especially the period before the middle ages
Antithesis
A contrast or opposition between two things
Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
Aplomb
Complete and confident composure or self-assurance
Apologist
A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial
Apposite
Apt in the circumstances or relation to something
Appropriate
Take(something) for one’s own use, typically without the ower’s permission
Arbitrary
Based on random choice or personal whim, rather any reason or system
Arcane
Understood by few, mysterious or secret
Arduous
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
Articulate
(of a person or a person’s words)having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
She’s an intelligent and articulate speaker
Assertive
Having or showing a confident and forceful personality
Assiduous
Showing great care and perseverance
Astonish
Surprise or impress(someone)greatly
Astound
Shock or greatly surprise
Attainment
A thing achieved, especially a skill or educational achievement
Attribute
Regard something as being caused by(someone or something)
Augment
Make/9/something)greater by adding to it
Austerity
Extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance
Aversion
A strong dislike or disinclination
Avert
Prevent or ward off (danger averted)
Banal
obvious and boring
Banish
Send(someone)away from a country or place as an official punishment
Bearing
Relation;relevancy
Befriend
Act as a friend to(someone)
Beguile
Charm or enchant(someone), sometimes in a deceptive way/trick someone into doing something/help time pass pleasantly
She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.
Beholden
Owing thanks
Belie
Fail to justify or give true impression of something; disguise or contradict
Bemuse
Puzzle, confuse or bewilder(someone)
Benign
Harmless, kind, gentle
Betray
Unintentionally reveal;be evidence of
Bias
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
Blemish
Spoil the appearance of (something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect
Blight
Spoil the appearance of(something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect
Blithe
Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
Blunt
uncompromisingly forthright
Bogus
fake
Bolster
support or strengthen;prop up
Boon
Thing that is useful or beneficial
Braggart
A person who brags about achievements or possessions
Brandish
Wave or flourish(something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement
Brazen
Bold and without shame. Endure an embarrassing situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame
Brevity
Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
Bridle
Bring(something)under control; curb
Bucolic
Countryside
Buoyancy
An optimistic and cheerful disposition
Calamitous
Involving calamity
Callous
Feeling or showing no sympathy for others
Calumny
False and slanderous statement against someone
Canny
Showing shrewdness and good judgement
Canonize
treat as of great significance
Caprice
A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior
Catastrophe
An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
Cerebral
Intellectual rather than physical
Check
Stop or slow down the progress of(something undesirable)
Cherish
Protect and care
Circumscribe
Restrict something within limits
Circumstantial
pointing indirectly toward someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it.
Clangor
A continuous loud banging or ringing sound
Clearheaded
alert and thinking logically
Clerical
(of a job or person) concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks.
Cloak
Hide, cover or disguise
Coalesce
come together to form one mass or whole
Cogent
Clear, logical and convincing
Coherent
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
Collusion
secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others
Commensurate
in proportion
Commonplace
A trite saying or topic; a platitude
Compel
Force or oblige(someone) to do something
Complacent
Self-satisfied
Complementary
acting or serving to complete; completing
Compliance
Unworthy or excessive acquiescence
Conditional
Subject to terms
Condone
accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
Confound
cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.
consesus
a general agreement
Conspicuous
Standing out to be clearly visible
Contemporary
Living or occurring at the same itme
Contemptuous
Feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful
Contend
Struggle to surmount(a difficult or danger)/assert something as a position in an argument/engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve something
Contentment
being content; a state of happiness
Conundrum
A confusing and difficult problem or question
Convoluted
Complex
Cope
Deal with
Copious
Abundant in supply
Corroborate
Publicly recommend or support
Counterfeit
A fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery
Counterintuitive
contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation
Counterproductive
Having the opposite of the desired effect
Cow
Cause(someone)to submit to one’s wishes by intimidation
Crafty
Clever at achieving one’s aims by indirect or deceitful methods
Crestfallen
Sad and disappointed
Cunning
Deceitful
Cursory
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Curtail
to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
Cynical
Believing that people are motivated by self-interest;distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
Daunt
make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive
Debacle
Downfall
ebase
to reduce in value
Debunk
prove wrong
Deceit
the act. or practice of misleading, tricking or cheating
Deceptive
able to trick
Defamatory
causing or tending to cause injury to another’s reputation
Deferential
Respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgements of others
Deft
Capable, quick and clever in action
Defy
To resist or challenge
Deleterious
Harmful or injurious s to health
Delineate
to describe or portray
Demur
Show reluctance or raise doubts
Denigrate
Criticize unfairly, disparage
Derivative
Derived from
Detrimental
Causing harm
Devious
Not the straightest, most direct way, winding;roundabout
Devolve
(of duties or responsibility) pass to ( a body or person at a lower level)
Didactic
instructive in a patronizing way
Diffident
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
Diffuse
Spread out
Disaffection
A state or feeling of being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them
Disapprobation
Strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds
Discern
To perceive, make out, or detect
Discomfit
Make(someone) feel uneasy or embarassed
Discount
regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.
Discredit
Harm the reputation of
Discrepancy
Lack o agreement;difference
Disentangle
To free or become free from entanglement or involvement; extricate
Disgruntle
To make irritably dissatisfied or discontent
