Advanced Words VII Flashcards
Cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss or misfortune
Misattribute
to erroneously attribute, to falsely ascribe, used especially of authorship
Dissolution
a living full of debauchery and indulgence in sensual pleasure, the act or process of disolving
Countermand
verb a contrary command canceling or reversing a previous command
Verisimilitude
the appearance of truth, appearance of being true or real
Demonstrative
given to or marked by the open expression of emotion
Ebullient
joyously unrestrained
Dissemble
conceal one’s true motives, usually through deceit
Exiguity
the quality of being meager
Despot noun
a cruel and oppressive dictator
Oblique
not straightforward, indirect
Sardonic
disdainfully or ironically humorous, scornful and mocking
Exorbitant
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation, excessively big or expensive
Panacea
hypothetical remedy for ills and disease, a universal solution
Veritable
truthfully, without a doubt
Trenchant
characterized by or full of force and vigor; keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression or intellect
Eponym
the name derived from a person ( real or imaginary); the person for whom something is named
Raillery
light teasing
Infelicitous
inappropriate
Chauvinism
fanatical patriotism, belief that one’s group/cause is superior to all others
Halcyon
idyllically calm and peaceful, suggesting happy tranquility, marked by peace and prosperity
Simulacrum
a representation of a person ( especially in the form of a sculpture), a bad imitation
Dissipate
squander or spend money frivolously, to disperse or scatter
Graft
corruption, usually through bribery
Row
an angry dispute
Capitulate
to surrender ( usually under agreed conditions)
Palaver
speak ( about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Extrapolate
-draw from specific cases for more general cases
Pillory
ridicule or expose to public scorn
Obtain
be valid, applicable or true
Concomitant
describing an event or situation that happens as that same time as or in connection
Abrogate
revoke or relinquish formally- do away with
Modicum
a small or moderate or token amount
Loath
unwilling to do something contrary to your custom
Surfeit
an excessive amount of something
Lachrymose
showing sorrow
Promulgate
state or announce
Adjudicate
to serve as a judge in a competition; to arrive at a judgment or conclusion
Estimable
deserving of esteem or respect
Diminutive
to indicate smallness, very small
Splenetic
very irritable
Evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
Canard
a deliberately misleading fabrication
Bereft
unhappy in love, suffering from unrequited love, sorrowful through loss or deprivation, lacking something, deprived of love thorugh one’s death
Ineluctable
impossible to avoid or evade
Hoodwink
to deceive or trick someone
Officious
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Flag
droop, sink or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of taughtness, become less intense,
Bastardization
an act that debases or corrupts
Enamored
strongly attracted to or in love with
