626-650 Flashcards
bleak
adj. gloomy and somber; dreary
comprise
v. to include; to contain; to be composed of
denounce
v. to speak out against; to accuse publicly
recrimination
n. a reply to one charge with a countercharge
meticulous
adj. extremely or excessively careful about details; finicky
coalition
n. an alliance, esp. a temporary one
succulent
adj. full of juice; highly enjoyable
transcend
v. to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits
fervid
adj. extremely emotional; passionate
veer
v. to change direction
repress
v. to hold back; to put down by force
charge
n. a responsibility; someone or something entrusted to the care of another
confiscate
v. to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority
stamina
n. resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance
virtuoso
n. one with great skill, esp. in music or the arts
ostentatious
adj. showy; pretentious
wan
adj. sickly pale; colorless
amorphous
adj. without definite shape; shapeless; unorganized
sordid
adj. extremely dirty; morally corrupt
protract
v. to extend the duration of; to prolong
incessant
adj. never pausing; continuous; without a stop
indigenous
adj. native, occurring naturally
idiom
n. a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group; an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words (e.g., “keep tabs on”)
ersatz
adj. artificial; not genuine; fake
