Bi-week 1: March 27-April 9 Flashcards
Evince (v)
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove
Venal (adj)
willing to sell one’s influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery
Insouciant (adj)
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree
Paean (n)
any song of praise, joy, or triumph
Vilify (v)
to speak ill of; defame
Venous (adj)
of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein
Capacious (adj)
capable of hold much; spacious or roomy
Hubris (n)
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
Facile (adj)
appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial
Coterminous (adj)
being the same in extent
Conduit (n)
a person or organization that acts as a channel for the transmission of something
Furor (n)
an outbreak of public anger or excitement
Progeny (n)
a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal
Doyenne (n)
a woman who is the most respected or prominent person in a particular field
Purview (n)
the scope of influence or concerns of something
Prosaic (adj)
commonplace or dull
Autarky (n)
economic independence or self-sufficiency
Hypothecate (v)
pledge (money) by law to a specific purpose
Neuralgia (n)
sharp, typically intermittent pain along the course of a nerve
Expedite (v)
to speed up the progress of
Parlous (adj)
full of danger or uncertainty; precarious
Parsimony (n)
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources
Coruscate (v)
(of light) flash or sparkle
Actuary (n)
a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums
Capricious (adj)
indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic
Countervail (v)
offset the effect of something by countering it with something of equal force
Sophism (n)
a fallacious argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive
Specious (adj)
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
Clandestine (adj)
keep secret or done secretly, especially because it is illicit
Alacrity (n)
eagerness, speed