Basic Flashcards
Tedious
boring, dull
Reminiscence
a spoken or written story about the events you remember
Belie
to contradict, give a false idea; show something cannot be true
Speculation
the act of guessing w/o knowing the fact
Robust
strong, durable, tough
Bolster
to improve something by making stronger
Porous
full of holes
Implausible
difficult to believe
Antiquated
old-fashioned,not suitable for the modern world
Translucent
not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through
Somber
gloomy, sad and serious
Incongruous
incompatible, inappropriate
Pretentious
pompous, trying to seem more important than you really are
Quixotic
foolishly idealistic
Novel
new, different and unusual
Obtuse
slow or unwilling to understand things
Scope
range of things that a subject or activity deals with
Debunk
to show that an idea or a belief is false
Consistent
having the same belief or behavior
Yield
the amount of something that is produced
Inference
something that you think is probably true
Jot
to write quickly
Stipulate
to say that something must be done when you are making an agreement
Myriad
frequent, a great number
Dearth
a lack of something
Amiss
having a problem
Imply
to suggest that something is true w/o saying it directly
Intimate
to make people understand what you mean w/o saying it directly
Luminary
someone who is very famous or respected for his skills
Prompt
to make people say or do something as a reaction
Seminal
containing new ideas and influential
Contention
a belief or opinion that someone expresses; disagreement
Preeminent
much more powerful and important than many others
Militate
to prevent something
Explicitly
expressed in a way that is really clear
Absolve
to say publicly that someone is not guilty for something
Assess
to make a judgment after thinking carefully
Receptive
willing to consider new ideas or opinions
Eschew
to deliberately avoid doing, using, or having something
Omit
to not include something deliberately or by accident
Encompass
to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc.
Intrinsic
being a part of the nature or character of someone or something
Petulant
behaving in an impatient way like a child
Tempestuous
involving a lot of difficulties and strong emotions
Arrogate
to claim you have a particular right, position w/o having it
Mercurial
changing mood suddenly; quick and lively
Pliant
flexible, easily controlled by other people
Restrained
calm behavior; not too brightly decorated
Instigate
to start trouble by persuading someone to do something bad; to start a process
Frenetic
fast, exciting and not very organized