Barron's 333 List 3 Flashcards
Gainsay
v. Speak against, challenge, deny,
Immutable
adj. Fixed, Cannot be changed
Maverick
n. Rebel, Loner, Non-conformist
Morose
adj. Gloomy, Sad, Quiet
Officious
adj.
Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequested or unwanted help; meddlesome; Obsolete, ready to serve
assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters.
“the security people were very officious”
Rescind
v. Cancel out, Remove, Revoke;
Invalidated by higher authority: Repel
The farmers want the farm bills rescinded
Venerate
v. Revere, Respect for someone, Honor someone with act
Belie
v. To contradict, Disguise, to disguise the truth, to misinterpret
Craven
adj. Cowardly, Defeated
Impervious
adj.
Nor affected or bothered by something
Impenetrable
Paucity
n. Scarcity, Shortage, Deficit
Delineate
v.
To describe or portray with accuracy
Indicate exact position of (something)
Futile
adj. Useless, Hopeless
Rarefied
adj. Less dense; Known or understood by a small group of people: Esoteric, recondite
Reprobate
n. depraved, unprincipled person;
v. to disapprove, condemn
Apathy
n. Absence of emotion, interest or concern
Burgeon
v. To grow or develop quickly, flourish
Contrite
adj. Feeling/showing regret for bad behavior, Remorseful
Effrontery
n. Shameless boldness; Very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude; Audacity, Cockiness, Impertinence
hindi: गुस्ताख़ी
Gregarious
adj. Friendly, Social
Hyperbole
n. Obvious and intentional exaggeration; Rhetoric; figure of speech not to be taken seriously;
Innocuous
adj. Harmless; Innocent; Inoffensive
Malleable
adj. Capable of being changed, bent or adapted
Meticulous
adj. very careful,diligent, attention to detail, scrupulous
Pragmatic
adj. Practical. realistic
Repudiate
adj.
to reject;
to say/show that (something) is unjust or not true;
refuse to acknowledge or pay
refuse to have anything to do with: disown
deny, rescind, reprobate
Vacillate
repeatedly changing opinions: indecisive, uncertain, oscillate
Ambiguous
Unclear, having more than one possible meaning
Assuage
v.
Make (unpleasant feeling) less intense; relieve, ameliorate
Satisfy, appease
Pacify
Bolster
v. to add to, support or uphold: strengthen, reinforce
eg: cushion
Capricious
adj. changeable, inconsistent, fickle;
not logical or reasonable - not able to predict, unpredictable
“a capricious climate”
Caustic
n. Severely critical or sarcastic
Corrosive
Chicanery
Shi-ca-nery
n. using trickery and deception to cheat
“He wasn’t above using chicanery to win votes”
Deride
v.
ridicule, insult, criticize, make fun of, mock
the decision was derided by environmentalists
Disabuse
v.
to free from error, misconception or fallacy
persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.
“he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions”
Disparate
adj.
different, eclectic, distinct
essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.
“they inhabit disparate worlds of thought”
Dissemble
v.
to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts
“He had dissembled about the risks involved”
to put on the appearance of : SIMULATE
“She lay down and dissembled sleep”
Equivocate
v.
to use unclear language to deceive, mislead someone; to avoid committing oneself to what one says
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; prevaricate
“the government have equivocated too often in the past”
“he seemed to equivocate when asked about his last job”
Mitigate
v.
to make less painful or severe; ameliorate
lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake)
Mollify
v. to make less angry: calm, appease
reduce severity: assuage, mitigate
