Advanced 300-350 Flashcards
Morose
Gloomy, SULLEN, more than sad
“Why are you so morose these days?”
Multifarious
of many different types:
“The newspaper report detailed the fraudster’s multifarious business activities.”
fast anf farious, many cars
Munificent
Very generous with money:
“A former student has donated a munificent sum of money to the college.”
Munich money billets de 100
Myopic
Can mean unable to understand a situation or the way actions will affect it in the future:
“Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.”
Nadir
The lowest point, the worst moment
“The defeat was the nadir of her career.”
dinar, crisis lowest point
Neologism
A new word or expression, or a new meaning for an existing word
“The Savage neologism later made news in the runup to the 2012 presidential election.”
Neo nouveau, logos word
Neophyte
Néophyte, someone who has recently become involved in an activity and is still learning about it
“This fundamental distinction is not always clearly understood by neophyte listeners.”
(-phyte is from the Greek phuton “plant”, as a new plant)
Nettle
Ortie, to make someone annoyed or slightly angry:
“She looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.”
netoiyer avec ortie, enfant
Noisome
Harmful (nuisible), offensive to the smell
“This war has proved noisome to the realm and disastrous for our merchants.”
Some noi, cause degat et mauvaise odor
Nominal
Small amount OR in name only but not in reality
“The CEO is the nominal head of the company, but you know his assistant is one who is really in charge of the day-to-day business of the company.
For a nominal fee, they will deliver orders to customers’ homes.”
nominé mais truqué
Nontrivial
Important or big enough to matter
” engineering a power plant around the technology is a nontrivial problem.”
(Trivial–> little value or importance)
Normative
Something pertaining to norms, something normal or typical , can be described as normative.
Obdurate
Inflexible, stubborn
“The president remains obdurate on immigration.
Union leaders remain obdurate that working conditions and pay improve.”
Ob dure but can’t enter
Oblique
having a sloping direction, angle, or position
OR not clear or direct, misleading
“He made an oblique reference to their relationship.”
“He gave her an oblique glance.”
horizontal = clear, avoid oblique organisation
Occlude
to block something:
“Veins can get occluded by blood clots.”
colude, ferme porte case del papel
Opine
to express an opinion:
“Ernest Rutherford opined that his work on radioactive substances would be of little or no practical use.”
Hop, iné. bébé born express opinion
Opprobrium
Disgrace and disapproval that result from outrageously shameful actions
“International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours.”
OP(officier de police), pro, brio
Sáccapar onu, consequently oppobrium
Orotund
For voice and speaking: Full, rich, and clear
OR pompeux, bombastic
Orochi, tondre. Sing good, tondu sasuk revele personalité
Ossify
“to become bony”,become inflexible in attitudes, opinions, etc.
“Years of easy success had ossified the company’s thinking and it never faced up to the challenge of the new technology.”
ostensible /ostensive
Apparent,appearing as such but not necessarily so
“Rous published 60 scientific papers after his ostensible retirement.
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.”
OST sensible, voit sa ost car i am sensible
Ostentatious
too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:
“They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.”
Overwrought
Overly nervous, agitated, or excited
“She was so tired and overwrought that she burst into tears.
He was in an overwrought state/condition for weeks after the accident.”
over, wr fought. after fight
Palatial
magnificent, reminiscent of a home fit for a king.
“This sequence not only shows an imaginative contrast between the palatial and what some of the working class visitors were used to.”
Palliate
to reduce the bad effects of something
“They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives
The drugs palliate pain but have no effect on inflammation..”
