AT Test C Flashcards
Dilute
V.
To bring down a concentration, weaken
Complacency
Adj.
Tendency to feel too comfortable
Mar
V.
To impair the appearance of
Doff
V.
To take off
Hue
N.
A shade of a certain color
Egotistical
Adj.
Self-centered
Brazen
Adj.
Filled with confidence, bold and shameless
Mercenary
N.
A person doing something for money
Diffident
Adj.
Shy, lacking confidence
Narcissistic
Adj.
Self-centered, caring about oneself
Worldly
Adj.
Well traveled, knowledgable about the world
Pilfer
V.
To steal none valuable items
Waver
V.
To go back and forth indecisive
Succumb
V.
To be defeated by, to give in
Drab
Adj.
Lacking color or variety
Abstain
V.
To stop doing something
Implore
V.
To beg or ask
Tentative
Adj.
Not fixed, not confirmed
Recluse
N.
A hermit, a reclusive person
Aspirant
V.
To strive to achieve
Estimation
N.
An opinion
Evocative
V.
To bring nostalgia,
Indelible
V.
Unable to be deleted, unforgettable
Reminiscent
V.
To bring nostalgia
Hauteur
N.
A snob, being haughty
Nuance
N.
A subtle distinction
Homily
N.
A religious lecture
Façade
N.
The superficial appearance, the front appearance
Quiescent
Adj.
Quiet, going through a quiet period
Inept
Adj.
Not skilled, incompetent
Unpalatable
Adj.
Doesn’t taste good, unappetizing
Reticent
Adj.
Reluctant to share ones thoughts, shy, inhibited
Discordant
Adj.
Not sounding good, lacking harmony
Tactless
Adj.
Lacking sensitivity, careless
Disdain
N.
Hate, disrespect
Scrupulous
Adj.
Careful, miticulous, assiduous, sedulous, punctilious
Baste
V.
To moisturize a piece of meat
Whitewash
V.
To point everything white, to cover up something bad
Undermine
V.
To try to go against, subvert
Gawky
Adj.
Awkward, clumsy, nerdy
Shrewd
Adj.
Smart, perseptive
Listless
Adj.
Lacking energy, lethargic, sluggish
Shirk
V.
To avoid responsibility
Despondent
Adj.
Lacking all hope, discouraged
Melancholy
N.
Being in a sad state, depression
Ecstatic
Adj.
Super happy, joyful
Consign
V.
To commit to something, to assign permanently
Relegate
V.
To consign, to assign permanently
Incontrovertible
Adj.
Unable to be controverted, proven, indisputable
Reticent
Adj.
Not revealing ones thoughts easily
Prosaic
Adj.
Having to do with pros
Or
Ordinary, boring, plain
Irresolute
Adj.
Not determined, without a motive, wavering
Obstinate
Adj.
Stubborn in the bad sense, refusing to change
Lintel
N.
A piece of wood protecting a window
Mantle
N.
The shelf over a fireplace
Audacious
Adj.
Taking risks in a good and bad way, courageous, disrespectful
Aristocratic
Adj.
The very wealthy
Acquisitive
Adj.
Having the desire to acquire more
Tyrant
N.
A cruel, oppressive, unfair ruler
Prodigy
N.
A young person who has exceptional abilities
Cantankerous
Adj.
Bad tempered, argumentative
Engorged
Adj.
Swollen, expanded temporarily
Apoplectic
Adj.
Overwhelmed with anger or rage,
Lackadaisical
Adj.
Careless, lazy, doing something without effort
Immunize
V.
To make immune to something
Resuscitate
V.
To revive or bring back to conciousness
Buttress
N.
A support for a building
V.
To support a building
