Beyond Hit Parade 1 & 2 Flashcards
alloy
“iron alloys well with impure metals”
to commingle, to debase by mixing with something inferior
unalloyed
“the unalloyed happiness that marriage has brought them was pure and simple”
pure
arrest/arresting
“The drugs can’t arrest the disease’s progress, but they can slow it down considerably”
to suspend, to engage, holding one’s attention, as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portrait
august
“We visited their august mansion and expansive grounds.”
majestic, venerable
bent
“was bent on going”
leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
broach
“the new subject was broached before the members”
to bring up, to announce, to begin to talk about
brook
“I will not brook insults from my own employees. Insults will be punished”
to tolerate, to endure, to countenance
cardinal
“the cardinal principles of news reporting is the main one”
major, as in cardinal sin
chauvinist
“their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country’s faults”
a blindly devoted patriot
color
“his story has the color of truth, it was not true”
to change as if by dyeing, to distort, gloss, or affect (usually the first)
consequential
“There have been several consequential innovations in their computer software which have changed everything”
pompous, self-important, logically following
countenance (verb)
“I don’t countenance such behavior in children of any age.”
to extend approval or toleration to : sanction
damp (2)
(1) “refused to let the setbacks damp his drive for success”
to diminish the intensity
(2) check the vibration of a sound
die
“the die was used to mold the statue”
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
essay
“he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move”
to test or try, to attempt, to experiment
exact
“from them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice — D. D. Eisenhower”
to demand, to call for, to require, to take
fell (verb)
“using an ax to fell a tree”
to cause to fall by striking
fell (adj.)
“planning in the event that the enemy resorted to biological warfare and released some fell virus on the civilian population”
inhumanly cruel
flag
“flagging stock prices dropped rapidly”
to sag or droop, to become spiritless, to decline
flip
“made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman”
sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant, a flip remark
ford
“they are going to ford the river”
to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
grouse
“Fans have groused that the higher prices are unfair.”
to complain or grumble
guy/guyed/guying/guyline
“the guy was keeping the tower from falling over”
a rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide, to steady or reinforce using a guy
intimate
“trying to intimate that there was more going on than anyone knew”
to imply, suggest, or insinuate
list
“the waves caused the boat to list”
to tilt or lean to one side
lumber
“he lumbered the lumber very slowly and awkwardly”
to move heavily and clumsily
meet
“in this case, splitting the winnings of the contested lottery ticket seems like a meet solution”
fitting, proper
milk
“he is milking his disability”
to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
mince (2)
(1)”he minced my arrival very clearly and cautiously”
to pronounce to speak affectedly, to euphemize, to speak too carefully
(2)”he minced his way to the kitchen”
to take tine steps, to tiptoe
nice
“a nice code of honor that has no errors in it”
exacting, fastidious, extremely precise
obtain
“These ideas no longer obtain for our generation.”
to be established, accepted, or customary
occult
“occulted their house from prying eyes by planting large trees around it”
hidden, concealed
(2) “his occult powers were to powerful for anyone to match”
beyond comprehension
pedestrian
“He lived a pedestrian life, working at the boring paper mill and living in a plain trailer.”
commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidian
quotidian
“not content with the quotidian quarrels that other couples have every day, they had rows that shook the entire neighborhood”
occurring everyday
pied
“although the mother’s was pure black, the foal’s colorful coat was pied”
multicolored, usually in blotches
pine (2)
(1)”his discouraged heart pined after years of fighting evil pine trees in his backyard “
to lose vigor (as through grief)
(2)”they still pined for their lost wealth”
to yearn
plastic
“there’s usually a plastic cordiality at these corporate events - anything goes”
moldable, pliable, not rigid
pluck
“It takes pluck to do that brae thing she did.”
courage, spunk, fortitude
prize
(1)”he prized the lever to stop the train”
to pry, to press or force with a leer,
(2) “he was ready to correct his prize after the battle”
something taken by force, spoils
rail
“he railed all day long about the evils of chemicals”
to complain about bitterly
rent/rend
“the opening was made by rending the roof”
torn, an opening or tear caused by such
quail
“He was scared of her and quailed at the thought of seeing her again”
to lose courage, to turn frightened
qualify
“I’d like to qualify my criticisms of the school’s failings , by adding that it’s a very happy place .”
to limit
sap (verb)
“Depression can sap the energy and self-esteem from an individual .”
to enervate or weaken the vitality of
sap (noun)
“he is such a sap, he’ll believe anything”
to fool or nitwit
scurvy
“after winning the lottery, she was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists, ne’er-do-wells, and hangers-on”
contemptible, despicable
singular
“He had a singular appearance. He looked odd.”
exceptional, unusual, odd
stand
“a stand of pine trees are grouped together behind the house”
a group of trees
steep
“Steep the tea for three minutes”
to saturate or completely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep
strut
“the strut was used to support the bird’s wing while it strutted about”
the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
table
"The committee tabled the issue until the next meeting" to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
tender
“tendered my resignation to him as a peace offering”
to proffer or offer
proffer
“he proffered advice on how best to proceed.”
to offer or give (something) to someone
waffle
“she waffled when asked what she thought of her sister’s new boyfriend; saying he was both nice and a jerk”
to equivocate, to change one’s position
wag
“the little wag is always playing tricks on people”
wit, joker
countenance (noun)
“a pleasant countenance that puts visitors at ease”
calm expression or mental composure
