all five list Flashcards
Voracious
desiring or consuming great quantities
Indiscriminate
choosing at random without careful selection
Eminent
of high reputation, outstanding
Steeped
soaked, drenched, saturated
Replete
completely filled or supplied with
Abound
to exist in great number
Prognosticate
to predict or for tell a future event
Automaton
a robot or mechanical person
Matron
older married woman
Paradox
a statement that first may seem absurd but may in fact be true
Realm
special field of someone or something, kingdom
Annals
historical records
Compound
to increase or add to
Tinge
a trace, smattering or slight degree
Badger
to pester, nag, annoy, persistently
Implore
to plead urgently for aid or mercy
Drudgery
unpleasant, dull, or hard work
Interminable
unending
Perceive
to understand, know, become aware of
Laconic
expressing much in a few words
Throng
crowd
Intrepid
brave
Accost
to approach and speak to
Reticent
silent
Furtive
secret, stealthy
Felon
person guilty for a major crime
Plethora
excess
Hapless
unfortunate
Irate
angry or incensed
Pretext
an excuce
Fabricate
to lie, to construct
Adroit
skillful
Gesticulate
move arms energetically
Vigilant
watchful
Avid
eager
Cajole
war
Rudimentary
elementary
Enhance
intensify, heighten
Nuance
slight variation in tone, meaning etc
Loathe
to hate
Reprimand
to show sharp disapproval
Lackluster
dull
Caustic
sarcastic, bitting
Wrest
take by force
Infamous
having a bad reputation
Jostle
to shove hard
Dupe
a person easily tricked
Incipient
just begging to exist
Inadvertent
heedless, not attentive
Ominous
threatening
Tremulous
quivering
Repudiate
to reject, decline
Cessation
a stopping
Bristle
stiffen with fear or anger
Euphemism
a less offensive term
Mundane
worldly
Incongruous
inappropriate
Condolence
pity
Stipulate
to specify a condition
Rampant
going unchecked, widespread
Inane
foolish
Ethics
code of principals
Concur
agree
Clandestine
secret, undercover
Flagrant
outrages, glaringly bad
Admonish
to warn, to reprove
Duress
compulsion, force
Culprit
the guilty person
Inexorable
inflexible, unrelenting
Egregious
remarkably bad
Distraught
mentally confused, crazed
Duplicity
cunning, trickery
Acrimonious
bitter
Paucity
scarcity
Elicit
to draw forth
Pernicious
harmful, causing injury
Tolerate
to put up with, to bear
Construe
to make a deduction, to infer
Impunity
freedom from punishment
Alacrity
do something quickly or lively action
Disdain
hate or contempt
Belligerent
warlike or a hostile person
Intimidate
to be frighten by someone
Feint
false attack
Pugnacious
enjoys fighting or an aggressive person
Brash
disrespectful
Scoff
sneer out or make fun of
Belittle
make less important
Tangible
something you can touch or having an actual form or proof
Laceration
jagged wound or series cut
Castigate
to correctly punish someone
Sordid
dirty, terrible, horrible
Octogenarian
person in their eighties
Solace
easing of grief
Aspirant
candidate for high position
Dregs
most worthless part
Frenzy
wild fit or loose control
Scurrilous
terrible, dirty, coarse