Advanced Vocabulary Flashcards
Adulate
To praise or admire excessively (Verb)
Ambivert
A person whose personality has a balance of extrovert and introvert features. (Noun)
Bumptious
Self-assertive or proud to an irritating degree. (Adjective)
Aberration
(N.) Something that differs from the norm.
Abhor
(V.) To hate and detest.
Acquiesce
(V.) To agree without protesting.
Alacrity
(N.) Eagerness, speed
Amiable
(Adj.) Friendly
Appease
(V.) To calm, satisfy
Arcane
(Adj.) Obscure, Secret, Known only by a few
Avarice
(N.) Excessive greed
Brazen
(Adj.) Excessively bold, brash, clear and obvious
Brusque
(Adj.) Short, abrupt, dismissive
Cajole
(V.) To urge, coax
Callous
(Adj.) Harsh, cold, unfeeling
Candour
(N.) Honesty, frankness
Chide
(V.) To voice disapproval
Circumspect
(Adj.) Cautious
Clandestine
(Adj.) Secret
Coerce
(V.) To make someone do something by force or threat
Coherent
(Adj.) Logically consistent, Intelligible
Complacency
(N.) Self-satisfied ignorance of danger
Confidant
(N.) A person entrusted with secrets
Connive
(V.) To plot, scheme
Cumulative
(Adj.) Increasing, Building upon itself
Cynical
(Adj.) Believing the worst of others, especially that all acts are selfish
Debase
(V.) To lower the quality or esteem of something
Decry
(V.) To criticise openly
Deferential
(Adj.) Showing respect for another’s authority
Demure
(Adj.) Quiet, modest, reserved
Deride
(V.) To laugh at mockingly, Scorn
Despot
(N.) One who has total power and rules brutally
Diligent
(Adj.) Showing care in doing one’s work
Elated
(Adj.) Overjoyed, thrilled
Eloquent
(Adj.) Expressive, articulate, moving
Embezzle
(V.) To steal money by falsifying records
