Barrons List 5 Flashcards
mordant
adj
لاذع
Then she added, mordantly: “And I would just say to all of Canada’s American friends … Seriously?”
In the opening essay of “Meaty,” she mordantly surveyed the damage.
abrasive
adj
قاس
خشن
“Society in general is becoming more cynical and abrasive,” he said.
wrangle
n,v
A long, hard, intense argument,l
quarrel
Journalists often must wrangle with state agencies and local governments for access to important information
Sparse
adj
not dense.
Utah, North Dakota, and Wyoming were never in much danger of being overcome by a large outbreak, given their sparse populations
provenance
n
Origin
Relatively little is known about the provenance of this DNA, but it is thought to be released by dying cancer cells and seems to be remarkably representative of tumour genomic diversity
Catcall
n,v
Noun: A shrill whistle or shout of disapproval, typically one made at a public meeting or performance.
Verb: Make such a whistle, shout, or comment.
When she walked unaccompanied through the nearby town, catcalls and the groping hands of local men followed.
Inception
n
Inception is a noun that means an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.
The inception is the beginning. Since its inception, Wikipedia has been created by its users.
Inception sounds like conception, but their meanings are distinct. Conception usually refers to the moment of becoming pregnant. Inception refers more to the beginning, to entering upon an undertaking. Inception implies the start of a specific thing like a campaign or a company. Subsequent events take place after the inception. At the moment of conception, most women are at the inception of motherhood.
morbid
adj
It may seem morbid to us, especially with the coronavirus pandemic still raging, but during the Victorian period, post-mortem photography was a popular way to commemorate the dead.
Concomitant
adj
Concomitant is an adjective that means following or accompanying as a consequence
Concomitant means accompanying.
Such harms are likely exacerbated by concomitant longer term social isolation, which in of itself is associated with a 30 percent increase in mortality risk.
buoyant
adj
Cheerful
Optimistic
The first time I spoke with Destiny, she sounded buoyant, hopeful
Witless
adj
Foolish
And no other president would be so witless as to waste precious time and resources with magical thinking about quick miracle cures.
Declivity
n
Declivity is a noun that means a downward slope or bend
If you’re standing at the top of a hill looking down to the bottom, you’re staring down a declivity, a downward
slope of any kind.
effete
adj
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
“a group of effete self-professed intellectuals”
I am an effete quasi-intellectual with no practical skills of any kind
exiguous
adj
exiguous
extremely scanty
“an exiguous budget”
Synonyms
meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy
deficient in amount or quality or extent
dignitary
n
A dignitary is a very important person (VIP), usually from another country. Major dignitaries from other countries might get to meet the President when they visit the U.S.
n an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
quash
v
Reject as invalid, esp. by legal procedure: “his conviction was quashed on appeal”.
Put an end to; suppress: “a hospital executive quashed rumors that nursing staff will lose jobs”.
exemplify
v
يوضح
يمثل
Sometimes the tablets arrive with handwritten notes, which exemplify the humanity of everyday Americans wanting to help from the confines of their homes.
statutory
adj
If something is statutory, it is related to or set by laws or statutes. Statutory restrictions on air pollution require drivers to have the emissions from their cars check every few years.
legal
purport
v,n
Verb: Appear or claim to be or do something, esp. falsely;
A new documentary purports that “Jane Roe” of the Supreme Court’s Roe v.
Gruff
adj
Abrupt and rough
غليظ
فظ
Polished and eloquent, Mr. Mendoza also offered a stark contrast to the gruff president.
verge
n,v
Noun: An edge or border.
Ohio State won, but Kelly’s program was on the verge of becoming a national power, and the game drew 93,963.
She was on the verge of hysterics, trying to hold it back in the way she did when really scared.
satirical
adj
Mocking
In addition to other satirical targets, the show made fun of food trends.
grandiose
adj
adj impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
مبالغ فيه
You’ve got big plans. Huge plans. Whatever it is, it’s going to blow minds and absolutely rock worlds! Well, to some people those plans might sound a bit grandiose, or unnecessarily overblown and even highfalutin.
grim
adj
Things that are gloomy, stark, ghastly, and somber are grim. Sunshine, puppies, and rainbows are not grim; zombies, reapers, and mummies are grim. Less scary things like drizzly, foggy days can also be called grim.
“a grim man loving duty more than humanity”
“”undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw”- J.M.Barrie”
Synonyms:
dour, forbidding
unpleasant
