Basic III Flashcards
entice
verb: get someone to do something through (often false and exaggerated) promises
degrade
verb: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
transitory
adjective: lasting a very short time
quandary
noun: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
elusive
adjective: difficult to capture or difficult to remember
malleable
adjective: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
adjective: easily influenced
boon
noun: a desirable state; something helpful or beneficial
adjective: very close and convivial
snide
adjective: expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way
patronize
verb: treat condescendingly
plodding
adjective: (of movement) slow and laborious
archaic
adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period
ingenuity
noun: the power of creative imagination
disenfranchise
verb: deprive of voting rights
respite
noun: a pause from doing something (as work)
malady
noun: a disease or sickness
meander
verb: to wander aimlessly
morose
adjective: ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy
incessant
adjective: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
resolve
verb: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
robust
adjective: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
deter
verb: turn away from by persuasion
verb: try to prevent; show opposition to
obdurate
adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding
autonomously
adverb: acting independently; self-governing (of a country)
inclement
adjective: (of weather) unpleasant, stormy
adjective: (of persons or behavior) showing no mercy
appreciable
adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount)
impermeable
adjective: does not allow fluids to pass through
muted
adjective: softened, subdued
dearth
noun: a lack or shortage
advocate
verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of
noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
jocular
adjective: characterized by jokes and good humor
disheartened
adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic
moot
adjective: open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way
discriminate
verb: recognize or perceive the difference
thwart
verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
apprehension
noun: fearful expectation
flounder
verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties
consummate
adjective: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
verb: to make perfect and complete in every respect
guffaw
verb: laugh boisterously
pithy
adjective: concise and full of meaning
fete
verb: to celebrate a person
impede
verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to
stolid
adjective: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
proponent
noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
fledgling
adjective: young and inexperienced
noun: any new participant in some activity
renege
verb: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
ornate
adjective: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
raffish
adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness
endemic
adjective: native; originating where it is found
ascendancy
noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
avid
adjective: marked by active interest and enthusiasm
