ABC General Flashcards
abated
(-) lessen, to become less intense
abdicate
(-) fail, give up, resign
abhorred
(-) disgust, hatred
abject
(-) miserable
abstemious
(0) moderate, normal
abstract
(0) conflicting
abstruse
(-) difficult to understand, profound, obscure
abysmal
(-) extremely bad, appalling
accelerate
(+) increase
acceptance
(+) to be accepted
acclamation
(+) approval, applause, ovation
accolade
(+) praise
accosted
(-) approach with hostility
accounterment
(0) equipment, outfit
acerbic
(-) harsh
acquainted
(0) to know, informed
acquisition
(+) gain, attainment, procurement
acquitted
(+) free someone from criminal charge, not guilty
acrimonious
(-) angry, bitter, pungent
activist
(0) promote change
acute
(0) minor, small
adjacent
(0) next to each other, adjoining, contigious
admonition
(+) warning, firm advice, rebuke, reprimand
adorable
(+) cute, loved
adulation
(+) excessive admiration, praise, flattery
advanced
(+) high level, forward, progressive
advantageous
(+) giving an advantage
adverse
(-) harmful, contrary, hostile, unfavorable, inimical
advocate
(+) promote
affable
(+) polite, friendly, amiable, courteous
affectation
(0) display, simulation, pretense
affinity
(+) natural liking, relationship
affirmation
(+) confirming, favouring
affluence
(+) abundant wealth, rich, profuse, opulent, copious
aggravated
(-) made more serious
aggregate
(0) combined together, accumulate
agnostic
(0) realistic, non-believer
alienate
(-) isolate, estrange
alleviate
(+) lessen impacts, relieve, mitigate, palliate
alliteration
(0) similar sounding words
allotment
(0) assignment, distribution, quota
allusion
(0) refering to something, innuendo, insinuating
aloof
(-) remote, distant, not friendly
ambitious
(+) big dreams, aspiring
amenable
(+) open to suggestion, obedient, docile, liable
amphibious
(0) both land and water
amplify
(+) project, expand, enlarge
analogy
(0) comparison, similarity, parity
analytic
(0) to analyse
anathema
(-) dislike, curse, imprecation, malediction
ancillary
(+) provides support to something, subsidiary, subordinate
annulment
(-) canceled, annuled
anomaly
(-) irregularity, abnormality, aberration
antebellum
(0) occurring before a war
antecedent
(0) existed before, prior, preceding, anterior, foregoing
anterior
(0) previous, antecedent, preceding
antipathy
(-) deep feeling of dislike, aversion, repugnance, repulsion
antiquate
(-) old fashioned, outdated, obsolete
antisocial
(-) unsociable, don’t want to be with others
apathethic
(-) showing no feeling, no interest, listless, indifferent
apathy
(-) lack of interest, enthusiasm, torpor, listless
apex
(+) maximum point, top, summit, peak, pinnacle
aplomb
(+) self-confidence, self-assurance,
apocryphal
(0) many ppl believe its true, but doubtful
apogee
(+) climax, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination
appalling
(-) awful, terrible, horrible
appease
(+) allowing, granting
appraise
(+) to value
appropriate
(+) proper, suitable, fit
arable
(+) suitable for growing crops
arbiter
(0) umpire, judge, moderator, arbitrator
arcane
(-) understood by few, occult, secret, mysterious, dark, esoteric
archaic
(-) old fashioned, obsolete, antiquated, ancient
archeological
(0) digging things, egypt, pyramid explorers
ardent
(+) enthusiastic, passionate
aristocratic
(0) noble, high status
arrogant
(-) violent, haughty, proud, conceited, lofty
articulate
(0) to pronounce, clear
ascended
(+) go up, climb
aspersed
(-) attack, criticize
assertion
(0) saying something confidently, affirmation, claim, allegation
assiduous
(+) showing great care, perseverance, diligent, sedulous, industrious, studious
assignation
(0) appointment to meet someone in secret, rendezvous, appointment
assimilation
(0) different people coming together
assured
(+) reconfirm, confident, certain, secure, safe
attrition
(-) gradual reduction and deterioration, abrasion, wear, friction
augment
(+) to make greater, increase, enlarge, enhance, amplify, increment
auspicious
(+) success, favourable, propitious, fortunate
austerity
(0) strict, stern, stringent, rigor
authorize
(+) to allow, official permision, empower, warrant, enable
automation
(0) use of largely automatic equipment, use machines to manufacture
avarice
(-) extreme greed for wealth, greedy, cupidity, avidly, rapacious
avaricious
(-) showing greed
aversion
(-) strong dislike, disinclination, repugnance, disgust, anitpathy
awesome
(+) extremely impressive, formidable, terrific
ballistic
(0) overwrought, irrational
bankruptcy
(-) being bankrupt, failure, insolvency
bantered
(0) speak and tease playfully
barren
(-) empty, infertile, arid
bastion
(0) stronghold, fortress, bulwark, rampart
bedazzle
(+) greatly impress
begrudge
(-) envy, grudge, jealous
beguile
(+) charm and enchant deceptively, cheat, trick, swindle
beleaguered
(-) harass, bother, annoy
belied
(-) fail to fulfill or justify
belligerent
(-) hostile, aggressive, warring, bellicose
bemused
(-) puzzle, confuse, bewilder
beneficial
(+) advantage
benefit
(+) advantage, avail
benevolence
(+) charitable, kind, good-hearted
benign
(+) gentle, kind, genial
berated
(-) scold, criticize
beset
(-) trouble and threaten consistently
bland
(-) uninteresting, plain
blandishments
(+) flatter and please to persuade gently
blandness
(-) showing no emotions
bleak
(-) lacking vegetation, gloomy, dismal, desolate
blithe
(+) cheerful, joyful, jocund
bithesome
(+) carefree, happy, lighthearted
blunder
(-) stupid careless mistake, error
boastful
(-) show off, ostentatious
boisterous
(-) loud, noisy, tumlutous, tempetuous
bolster
(0) support, hold, back
bountiful
(+) large in quantity, generous, profuse, munificent
bravado
(+) bold manner to impress or intimidate
bristle
(0) stiff short hair
broach
(0) bring up subject for discussion or debate
brooding
(-) showing unhappy thoughts
bucolic
(0) rural, pastoral, countryside
buffoon
(0) clown, ridiculous but amusing
bulwark
(0) stronghold, rampart, bastion
burdensome
(-) hard to deal with
burnish
(0) polish by rubbing, buff, glaise
burrow
(0) small hole, rabbit!
cabal
(0) secret group, conspiracy
cache
(0) secret storage, hiding
calamity
(-) disaster, distress
calculation
(0) calculate, compute, estimate
callous
(-) insensitive, heartless
callow
(-) inexperienced, immature, veridant
candid
(+) honest, frank, sincere, open, straightforward
canon
(0) general rule or principle
capitulate
(-) surrender, give in, succumb, yield, submit
capricious
(+) emotional, bi-polar, whimsical, fickle, wayward, freakish
castigated
(-) scold severely, reprimand
catalyst
(+) booster, accelerator
caustic
(-) severely critical or sarcastic
censured
(-) express sever disapproval, criticize, condemn, blame, denounce, reprehend
charismatic
(+) charming
charlatan
(-) fraud, impostor
chicanery
(-) deceit, tricking to achieve purpose
chine
(0) intersection
chivalrous
(+) gentlemen, knight, gallant, courteous
churlish
(-) rude, coarse, boorish, unmannerly
circuitous
(-) longer route, devious, indirect, oblique
circulated
(0) move freely and continiously
circumscribe
(0) restrict within limits
circumvent
(0) overcome, deceive, cheat
clairvoyant
(0) can see the future
clandestine
(0) secret, surreptitious, furtive, undercover
clarification
(0) interpret and explain, make more clear
classicism
(0) follow old traditions
coalesced
(+) come together as one
coerced
(-) forced
cognizant
(+) know, aware
coherent
(+) agreement, consistent
coloquial
(-) informal, spoken language
colluded
(-) evil plot, conspire
commendable
(+) deserving praise, laudable
commensurate
(0) correspond in proportion, adequate
communicable
(0) able to communicate, infectious
commute
(0) travel
compatriot
(0) fellow citizen
compellation
(0) force that motivates
compelled
(-) forced to do, coerce, constrain, oblige, impel
compendious
(0) concise, succinct, brief, laconic
complacent
(+) satisfied, pleased, contented
complementary
(+) serve as a compliment, additional
complicit
(-) involved in illegal things
complied
(+) followed orders
composite
(0) made up of different things, compound
compost
(0) decayed organic material, rotten vegetables
composure
(+) calm, serene, in control
compromise
(0) agreement, come to terms, concliation
compulsion
(-) forced to do, coercion, constraint
compulsory
(0) required by law, obligatory, mandatory,
compunction
(-) guilt after doing something bad, regret, remorse, contrition
conceding
(0) admit true after first denying it, conceded defeat
concession
(0) granting in response to demands, give
concourse
(0) crowd, confluence
conducive
(+) cause to bring about, favorable, contributory, instrumental, helpful - good eating habits are conducive to good health
confer
(+) grant, bestow, give, accord
confluence
(0) junction, meeting, merging, come together
conformation
(0) structure, to conform, follow
confutative
(0) able to prove wrong
congenial
(0) having same tastes, habits, agreeable, suitable
congregate
(0) gather, assemble, collect, aggregate
conjoined
(0) gather, combine
conjugated
(0) change to combine, united
conjure
(0) make something appear, call to mind, conjure a hypothesis
connoisseur
(0) expert judge, adept
consequential
(0) following as a result, but not immediately and directly, consequence
conservative
(0) holding to traditions
consolidation
(0) to come together, agree, combine, unify
consonant
(0) concordant, harmonious, compatiable
contemplate
(0) think about thoughtfully, review, look back, mediate, think, reflect, muse
contempt
(-) regarding others as inferior to you
contemptous
(-) show contempt, scornful, disdainful
contented
(+) happy, at ease, satisfy, complacent
contentions
(-) heated disagreement
contentious
(-) causing an argument, controversial, litigious
contingency
(0) future event that cannot be predicted with certainty, chance, accident, fortuity, possibility
contradict
(-) oppose each other, belie, deny, refute, rebut
contrite
(-) expressing remorse, affected by guilt, regret
contrived
(-) unnatural, artificial
controversial
(-) likely public disagreement, contentious, debatable
converge
(-) come together
conviction
(-) belief, condemnation, opinion, charge guilty
copious
(+) abundant in supply, plentiful, profuse, ample, rich
corollary
(0) propositing following one already proved, conclusion, consequence, inference
corral
(0) enclosure
correlative
(0) mutual relationship, correspond, correlate
corroborate
(+) confirm, give support, affirm, verify, certify
corrosive
(-) gradually destructive
corrupt
(-) act dishonestly, venal, deprave, putrid
cosmopolitan
(-) new, global
counteract
(0) act against, oppose, to neutralize
coveted
(0) wanting to have, wish for
cow
(-) intimidate, scare, frighten, appal
craven
(-) coward
credence
(+) accept as true, belief, trust, faith, confidence
credible
(+) believable, trustworthy
creditable
deserves praise, commendable, laudable
credulous
(-) gullible, naive, easily changed
cryptic
(-) secret, mysterious, occult, enigmatic, privy, obscure
culminated
(0) reach climax, reach highest point
cunning
(-) achieve by deceit, sly, cheat, clever, cunning fox
curtailed
(-) reduce, restrict, cut off
cynical
(-) not believing in others, thinking people are motivated by self-interest, sardonic
