Advanced Words VI Flashcards
Conflate
mix together different elements of concepts
Appropriate
to give or take something by force, to allocate
Dolorous
showing sorrow
Complaisant
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
Autocratic
characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule, having absolute sovereignty , offensively self assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Mendicant
a pauper who lives by begging
Vaunted
highly or widely praised or boasted about
Aplomb
great coolness and composure under strain, great self assurance and poise
Enormity
an act of extreme wickedness. quality or state of being huge
Noisome
having an extremely bad smell
Unassailable
immune to attack; without flaws.
Assiduously
with care and persistence
Impugn
attack as false or wrong
Turgid
(of language) pompous and tedious
Proscribe
command against
Palatable
acceptable to the taste or mind
Panegyric
a formal expression of praise
Pellucid
transparently clear; easily understandable
Fecund
intellectually productive
Gumption
resourcefulness and determination
Bridle
the act of restraining power or action or limiting access, to react with anger or to take offense
Inequity
injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules and standards
Discursive
(of speech or writing) tending to depart from the main point
Complicit
associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of questionable nature
Afford
provide with an opportunity
Facile
arrive at without due care or effort, lacking depth
Abjure
formally reject or give up ( as a belief)
Pontificate
talk in a dogmatic or pompous manner
Obtuse
slow to learn or understand, lacking intellectual acuity, lacking in insight or discernment
Ethereal
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality, delicate
also referring to celestial or heavenly
Elegiac
expressing sorrow
Impervious
no admitting of passage or capable of being affected
Bromide
a trite or obvious remark
Desideratum
something desired as a necessity
Malingerer
someone shirking their duty by pretending to be sick or incapacitated
proselytize
convert (someone) to another religion, philosophy or perspective
Self- effacing
reluctant to draw attention to yourself
Doughty
brave, bold courageous
Hauteur
overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
Desiccated
uninteresting, lacking vitality
Callow
young and inexperienced
Inviolable
never to be broken, infringed or dishonored
Solicitous
showing hovering attentiveness, overly concerned about the welfare of others
Coterminous
being of equal extent or scope or duration
Transmute
change or alter in form, appearance or nature
Conflagration
a very intense or uncontrolled fire, conflict or war
Unimpeachable
free of guilt; not subject to blame, beyond doubt or reproach
Internecine
( of conflict) within a group or organization
Stultify
cause one, through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm
Tyro
someone new to a field or activity , novice
