barron 3500 501-1000 Flashcards

1
Q

disengage

A

uncouple; separate; disconnect

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

verbiage

A

pompous array of words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

foliage

A

masses of leaves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

tutelage

A

guardianship; training

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

camouflage

A

disguise; conceal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

pillage

A

plunder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

collage

A

work of art put together from fragments

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

rummage

A

ransack; thoroughly search

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

homage

A

honor; tribute

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

plumage

A

feathers of a bird

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

badinage

A

teasing conversatio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

espionage

A

Spying

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

carnage

A

destruction of life

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

disparage

A

belittle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

mirage

A

unreal reflection; optical illusio

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

barrage

A

barrier laid down by artillery fire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

entourage

A

group of attendants; retinue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

sage

A

person celebrated for wisdom

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

presage

A

foretell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

hermitage

A

home of a hermit

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

vantage

A

position giving an advantage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

montage

A

photographic composition combining elements from different sources

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

assuage

A

ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

salvage

A

rescue from loss

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
acknowledge
recognize; admit
26
abridge
condense or shorte
27
dislodge
remove (forcibly)
28
hodgepodge
jumble; mixture of ill-suited elements
29
begrudge
resent
30
besiege
surround with armed forces; harass (with requests)
31
allege
state without proof
32
renege
deny; go back o
33
protege
person receiving protection and support from a patro
34
prestige
impression produced by achievements or reputatio
35
vestige
trace; remains
36
divulge
reveal
37
avenge
take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone)
38
scavenge
hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
39
impinge
infringe; touch;
40
lunge
quick forward dive or reach; thrust
41
expunge
cancel; remove
42
verge
border; edge
43
diverge
vary; go in different directions from the same point
44
converge
approach; tend to meet; come together
45
gorge
small, steep-walled canyo
46
gorge
stuff oneself
47
disgorge
surrender something; eject; vomit
48
scourge
lash; whip; severe punishment
49
purge
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
50
resurge
rise again; flow to and fro
51
subterfuge
pretense; evasio
52
deluge
flood; rush
53
gouge
tear out
54
cache
hiding place
55
panache
flair; flamboyance
56
cliche
phrase dulled in meaning by repetitio
57
pastiche
imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing
58
avalanche
great mass of falling snow and ice
59
gauche
clumsy; coarse and uncouth
60
psyche
soul; mind
61
catastrophe
calamity; disaster
62
sheathe
place into a case
63
loathe
detest
64
swathe
wrap around; bandage
65
seethe
be disturbed; boil
66
lithe
flexible; supple
67
blithe
gay; joyous; heedless
68
writhe
twist in coils; contort in pai
69
belie
contradict; give a false impressio
70
stymie
present an obstacle; stump
71
aerie
nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
72
camaraderie
good-fellowship
73
eerie
weird
74
menagerie
collection of wild animals
75
coterie
group that meets socially; select circle
76
reverie
daydream; musing
77
vie
contend; compete
78
slake
quench; sate
79
forsake
desert; abandon; renounce
80
wake
trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before
81
sphinx-like
enigmatic; mysterious
82
stoke
stir up a fire; feed plentifully
83
revoke
cancel; retract
84
invoke
call upon; ask for
85
convoke
call together
86
provoke
stir to anger; cause retaliatio
87
yoke
join together, unite
88
rebuke
scold harshly; criticize severely
89
fluke
unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune
90
scale
climb up; ascend
91
gale
windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)
92
regale
entertai
93
finale
conclusio
94
rationale
fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an actio
95
impale
Pierce
96
imperturbable
calm; placid; composed
97
implacable
incapable of being pacified
98
impeccable
faultless
99
amicable
politely friendly; not quarrelsome
100
practicable
feasible
101
irrevocable
unalterable; irreversible
102
formidable
menacing; threatening
103
malleable
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
104
permeable
penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through
105
impermeable
impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
106
affable
easily approachable; warmly friendly
107
ineffable
unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech
108
indefatigable
tireless
109
navigable
wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
110
unimpeachable
blameless and exemplary
111
irreproachable
blameless; impeccable
112
remediable
reparable
113
irremediable
incurable; uncorrectable
114
pliable
flexible; yielding; adaptable
115
amiable
agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
116
insatiable
not easily satisfied; unquenchable; greedy
117
viable
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
118
unassailable
not subject to question; not open to attack
119
irreconcilable
incompatible; not able to be resolved
120
inviolable
secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
121
unfathomable
incomprehensible; impenetrable
122
inalienable
not to be taken away; nontransferable
123
amenable
readily managed; willing to be led
124
untenable
indefensible; not able to be maintained
125
impregnable
invulnerable
126
abominable
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
127
interminable
endless
128
unconscionable
unscrupulous; excessive
129
exceptionable
objectionable
130
personable
attractive
131
palpable
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
132
impalpable
imperceptible; intangible
133
arable
fit for growing crops
134
parable
short, simple story teaching a moral
135
reparable
capable of being repaired
136
irreparable
not able to be corrected or repaired
137
comparable
similar
138
execrable
very bad
139
venerable
deserving high respect
140
vulnerable
susceptible to wounds
141
invulnerable
incapable of injury
142
insuperable
insurmountable; unbeatable
143
inexorable
relentless; unyielding; implacable
144
impenetrable
not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding
145
impassable
not able to be traveled or crossed
146
table
set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideratio
147
palatable
agreeable; pleasing to the taste
148
unpalatable
distasteful; disagreeable
149
redoubtable
formidable; causing fear
150
tractable
docile; easily managed
151
intractable
unruly; stubborn; unyielding
152
delectable
delightful; delicious
153
indubitable
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
154
illimitable
infinite
155
inimitable
matchless; not able to be imitated
156
indomitable
unconquerable; unyielding
157
equitable
fair; impartial
158
inevitable
unavoidable
159
unaccountable
inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
160
insurmountable
overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
161
notable
conspicuous; important; distinguished
162
potable
suitable for drinking
163
irrefutable
indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
164
immutable
unchangeable
165
reputable
respectable
166
indisputable
too certain to be disputed
167
inscrutable
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
168
equable
tranquil; steady; uniform
169
irretrievable
impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
170
babble
chatter idly
171
dabble
work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around
172
squabble
minor quarrel; bickering
173
quibble
minor objection or complaint
174
rubble
broken fragments
175
invincible
unconquerable
176
irascible
irritable; easily angered
177
deducible
derived by reasoning
178
negligible
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
179
incorrigible
not correctable
180
tangible
able to be touched; real; palpable
181
intangible
not able to be perceived by touch; vague
182
indelible
not able to be erased
183
fallible
liable to err
184
infallible
unerring
185
gullible
easily deceived
186
foible
weakness; slight fault
187
feasible
practical
188
reprehensible
deserving blame
189
insensible
unconscious; unresponsive
190
ostensible
apparent; professed; pretended
191
accessible
easy to approach; obtainable
192
irrepressible
unable to be restrained or held back
193
plausible
having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious
194
implausible
unlikely; unbelievable
195
compatible
harmonious; in harmony with
196
incompatible
inharmonious
197
imperceptible
unnoticeable; undetectable
198
susceptible
impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
199
incontrovertible
indisputable; not open to questio
200
combustible
easily burned
201
amble
moving at an easy pace
202
preamble
introductory statement
203
ramble
wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
204
ensemble
group of (supporting) players; organic unity; costume
205
dissemble
disguise; pretend
206
ignoble
of lowly origin; unworthy
207
warble
sing; babble
208
bauble
trinket; trifle
209
soluble
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
210
indissoluble
permanent
211
voluble
fluent; glib; talkative
212
debacle
sudden downfall; complete disaster
213
pinnacle
peak
214
chronicle
report; record (in chronological order)
215
addle
muddle; drive crazy; become rotte
216
riddle
pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout
217
coddle
to treat gently
218
befuddle
confuse thoroughly
219
muddle
confuse; mix up
220
wheedle
cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
221
kindle
start a fire; inspire
222
dwindle
shrink; reduce
223
doodle
scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time
224
dawdle
loiter; waste time
225
clientele
body of customers
226
baffle
frustrate; perplex
227
waffle
speak equivocally about an issue
228
scuffle
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry
229
stifle
suppress; extinguish; inhibit
230
haggle
argue about prices
231
bedraggle
wet thoroughly; stain with mud
232
spangle
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentatio
233
bungle
mismanage; blunder
234
ogle
look at amorously; make eyes at
235
mobile
movable; not fixed
236
facile
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial
237
domicile
home
238
reconcile
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel
239
docile
obedient; easily managed
240
defile
pollute; profane
241
simile
comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
242
facsimile
COPY
243
compile
assemble; gather; accumulate
244
rile
vex; irritate; muddy
245
puerile
childish
246
virile
manly
247
prehensile
capable of grasping or holding
248
tensile
capable of being stretched
249
missile
object to be thrown or projected
250
volatile
changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
251
versatile
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
252
tactile
pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
253
projectile
missile
254
ductile
malleable; flexible; pliable
255
infantile
childish
256
futile
useless; hopeless; ineffectual
257
guile
deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning
258
beguile
mislead or delude; pass time
259
revile
attack with abusive language; vilify
260
servile
slavish; cringing
261
shackle
chain; fetter
262
ramshackle
rickety; falling apart
263
fickle
changeable; faithless
264
rankle
irritate; fester
265
hyperbole
exaggeration; overstatement
266
aureole
sun's corona; halo
267
cajole
coax; wheedle
268
ample
abundant
269
grapple
wrestle; come to grips with
270
supple
flexible; pliant
271
scruple
fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons
272
title
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc)
273
dismantle
take apart
274
disgruntle
make discontented
275
chortle
chuckle with delight
276
hurtle
crash; rush
277
jostle
shove; bump
278
bustle
move about energetically; teem
279
prattle
babble
280
mettle
courage; spirit
281
nettle
annoy; vex
282
whittle
pare; cut off bits
283
belittle
disparage or depreciate; put dow
284
brittle
easily broken; difficult
285
scuttle
sink
286
scuttle
scurry; run with short, rapid steps
287
molecule
the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance, having all the properties of that substance
288
minuscule
extremely small
289
defame
harm someone's reputation; malign; slander
290
acme
top; pinnacle
291
regime
method or system of government
292
sublime
exalted or noble and uplifting; utter
293
clime
region; climate
294
pantomime
acting without dialogue
295
maritime
bordering on the sea; nautical
296
gnome
dwarf; underground spirit
297
frolicsome
prankish; gay
298
meddlesome
interfering
299
venturesome
bold
300
gruesome
grisly; horrible
301
noisome
foul-smelling; unwholesome
302
irksome
annoying; tedious
303
fulsome
disgustingly excessive
304
winsome
agreeable; gracious; engaging
305
cumbersome
heavy; hard to manage
306
tome
large volume
307
epitome
perfect example or embodiment
308
exhume
dig out of the ground; remove from the grave
309
bane
cause of ruin; curse
310
urbane
suave; refined; elegant
311
arcane
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
312
mundane
worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
313
profane
violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
314
germane
pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand
315
humane
marked by kindness or consideratio
316
inane
silly; senseless
317
membrane
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
318
wane
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
319
convene
assemble
320
intervene
come betwee
321
incline
slope; slant
322
beeline
direct, quick route
323
aquiline
curved, hooked
324
undermine
weaken; sap
325
predetermine
predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
326
canine
related to dogs; dog-like
327
asinine
stupid
328
saturnine
gloomy
329
pine
languish, decline; long for, year
330
saccharine
cloyingly sweet
331
doctrine
teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc
332
figurine
small ornamental statuette
333
quarantine
isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infectio
334
clandestine
secret
335
philistine
narrow-minded person, uncultured and
336
pristine
characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
337
sanguine
cheerful; hopeful
338
equine
resembling a horse
339
divine
perceive intuitively; foresee the future
340
bovine
cowlike; placid and dull
341
hone
sharpe
342
drone
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee
343
drone
idle person; male bee
344
prone
inclined to; prostrate
345
atone
make amends for; pay for
346
touchstone
stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterio
347
immune
resistant to; free or exempt from
348
prune
cut away; trim
349
importune
beg persistently
350
opportune
timely; well-chose
351
inopportune
untimely; poorly chose
352
floe
mass of floating ice
353
woe
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering
354
ape
imitate or mimic
355
gape
open widely; stare open-mouthed
356
kaleidoscope
tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc
357
lope
gallop slowly
358
misanthrope
one who hates mankind
359
dupe
someone easily fooled
360
archetype
prototype; primitive patter
361
stereotype
fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture, often reflecting prejudice
362
prototype
original work used as a model by others
363
threadbare
worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
364
fanfare
call by bugles or trumpets
365
blare
loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
366
mediocre
ordinary; commonplace
367
adhere
stick fast
368
cohere
stick together
369
austere
forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
370
ire
anger
371
doctrinaire
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
372
mire
entangle; stick in swampy ground
373
quagmire
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself
374
repertoire
list of works of music, drama, etc
375
vampire
ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
376
aspire
seek to attain; long for
377
satire
form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly
378
acquire
obtain; get
379
genre
、 particular variety of art or literature
380
underscore
emphasize
381
deplore
regret; disapprove of
382
implore
beg
383
pore
study industriously; ponder; scrutinize
384
yore
time past
385
bizarre
fantastic; violently contrasting
386
accoutre
equip
387
sinecure
well-paid position with little responsibility
388
epicure
connoisseur of food and drink
389
obscure
darken; make unclear
390
obscure
dark; vague; unclear
391
coiffure
hairstyle
392
disfigure
mar in beauty; spoil
393
brochure
pamphlet
394
abjure
renounce upon oath
395
allure
entice; attract
396
demure
grave; serious; coy
397
tenure
holding of an office; time during which such an office is held
398
censure
blame; criticize
399
cynosure
the object of general attentio
400
composure
mental calmness
401
discomposure
agitation; loss of poise
402
exposure
、risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something ope
403
fissure
crevice
404
caricature
distortion; burlesque
405
nomenclature
terminology; system of names
406
stricture
restriction; adverse criticism
407
juncture
crisis; joining point
408
expenditure
payment or expense; output
409
indenture
bind as servant or apprentice to master
410
enrapture
please intensely
411
aperture
opening; hole
412
nurture
nourish; educate; foster
413
suture
stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing
414
azure
sky blue
415
abase
lower; humiliate
416
debase
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
417
appease
pacify or soothe; relieve
418
purchase
firm grasp or footing
419
blase
bored with pleasure or dissipatio
420
paraphrase
restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author
421
obese
fat
422
malaise
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
423
appraise
estimate value of
424
precise
exact
425
concise
brief and compact
426
exorcise
drive out evil spirits
427
excise
cut away; cut out
428
franchise
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory
429
enfranchise
to admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
430
disenfranchise
deprive of a civil right
431
demise
death
432
premise
assumption; postulate
433
compromise
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
434
surmise
guess
435
despise
look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful
436
reprise
musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action
437
comprise
include; consist of
438
apprise
inform
439
treatise
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
440
expertise
specialized knowledge; expert skill
441
chastise
punish
442
guise
appearance; costume
443
vise
tool for holding work in place
444
devise
think up; invent; pla
445
improvise
compose on the spur of the moment
446
incense
enrage; infuriate
447
verbose
wordy
448
bellicose
warlike
449
jocose
given to joking
450
grandiose
pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive
451
lachrymose
producing tears
452
depose
dethrone; remove from office
453
superimpose
place over something else
454
predispose
give an inclination toward; make susceptible to
455
morose
ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
456
comatose
a coma; extremely sleepy
457
eclipse
darken; extinguish; surpass
458
sparse
not thick; thinly scattered; scanty
459
disperse
scatter
460
terse
concise; abrupt; pithy
461
averse
reluctant; disinclined
462
traverse
go through or across
463
adverse
unfavorable; hostile
464
diverse
differing in some characteristics; various
465
inverse
opposite
466
converse
chat; talk informally
467
converse
opposite
468
perverse
stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted
469
endorse
approve; support
470
remorse
guilt; self-reproach
471
reimburse
repay
472
recourse
resorting to help when in trouble
473
discourse
formal discussion; conversatio
474
purse
pucker; contract into wrinkles
475
impasse
predicament from which there is no escape; deadlock
476
finesse
delicate skill
477
defuse
remove the fuse of a bomb; reduce or eliminate a threat
478
recluse
hermit; loner
479
muse
ponder
480
douse
plunge into water; drench; extinguish
481
espouse
adopt; support
482
grouse
complain; fuss
483
ruse
trick; stratagem
484
peruse
read with care
485
abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
486
obtuse
blunt; stupid
487
browse
graze; skim or glance at casually
488
bate
let down; restrai
489
abate
subside; decrease, lesse
490
celibate
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
491
reprobate
person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
492
exacerbate
worsen; embitter
493
incubate
hatch; scheme
494
placate
pacify; conciliate
495
desiccate
dry up
496
deprecate
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
497
abdicate
renounce; give up
498
vindicate
clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
499
replicate
reproduce; duplicate