Barron's 333 List 4 Flashcards
Mundane
adj.
Boring, dull, ordinary, not spiritual
Obviate
v.
Remove (a need or difficulty)
Avoid or prevent (something undesirable)
to make something no longer necessary
Ostentatious
adj.
intended to attract notice/attention; pretentious, conspicuous; show to impress others
Paragon
n.
model of perfection, excellence
Penury
n.
oppressive lack of resources like money; severe poverty; stinginess
Pristine
adj.
pure, primitive, immaculate
Prodigal
adj.
wasteful expenditure, reckless spending of money and other resources
Propitiate
v.
please someone, to make someone less angry by saying something desired: appease, assuage, mollify,placate
Win or regain a favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
The pagans thought it was important to propitiate god’s with sacrifices
Refute
v.
disprove, prove to be false
a spokesman totally refuted the allegation of bias
Salubrious
Salu-bri-ous
adj.
healthy, beneficial for health
Soporific
adj.
tending to cause drowsiness or sleep
Specious
Spe-shi-ous
adj.
falsely appearing to be fair or just; misleading in appreance, deceptive; suspicious
Social media is a specious place
Sporadic
adj.
occurring irregularly or at random intervals
Whimsical
adj.
unusual in a playful or amusing way; unpredictable, capricious, impulsive
Aberrant
adj.
abnormal, unusual, deviating from normal
Anachronism
adj.
something or someone out of time, not belonging to the present or particular time
Analogous
adj.
similar in some way; showing likeness that permits one to draw analogy; similar in function but different in origin
Antipathy
n.
dislike, aversion, obsolete; opposition in feeling
his fundamental antipathy to capitalism
Artless
adj.
simple, natural, without cunning deceit
Assiduous
adj.
showing great care, attention and effort; diligent, hard working
Attenuate
v.
to become weak in strength value or magnitude
Audacious
adj.
bold, fearless, courageous
Convoluted
adj.
highly complex, intricate, having many twists and turns: tortuous
Disinterested
adj.
not influenced by personal feelings, opinions or concerns; unbiased, neutral; not interested
Dogmatic
adj.
expressing personal opinions or beliefs as if they are certainly correct and cannot be doubted: opinionated
of relating to a dogma
Ebullient
adj.
lively and enthusiastic, excited
Fallacious
adj.
false belief, misconception
Engender
v.
to produce, cause, procreate, beget
Cause or give rise to (a feeling situation, condition)
The store gave out free samples to engender loyalty from their customers
Flag
v.
to decorate with flags, to signal/warn, or mark something
Harangue
n.
scolding or long intense verbal attack: diatribe, tirade
ANG- angry
