Boot Camp Set 5 Flashcards
tribulation
n. great misery or distress
flora
n. plants as a group, esp. of a specified region or time
utilitarian
adj. stressing practical use over other values
adhere
v. to stick to; to be a firm follower
n. adhesion; n. adherent
agreeable
adj. pleasing or pleasant; willing or ready to consent
decorum
n. polite behavior
adj. decorous
scenario
n. an outline for a planned series of events, either real or imagined; a summary of a work of fiction
exact
v. to demand and obtain by force or authority
n. exaction
viable
adj. able to live; capable of success
n. viability
lachrymose
adj. causing tears; weeping or inclined to weep
demeanor
n. outward behavior, esp. that reveals one’s personality or attitude
bulwark
n. a wall or embankment used for a defensive fortification; something serving as a defense or safeguard, often figurative
intact
adj. whole; with no part removed
propagate
v. to multiply or reproduce; to transmit; to extend to a wider area
n. propagation
complex
adj. having two or more interrelated parts; not simple
n. complexity
wield
v. to handle (for example a tool); to exert (for example power)
deluge
n. a great flood
rhetoric
n. persuasive or artful use of language
adj. rhetorical
tangent
n. an abrupt digression or change of course
adj. tangential
cite
v. to refer to or quote
n. citation
knack
n. a specific talent for doing something, esp. one that is difficult to teach
minutiae
n. trivial details
discrete
adj. individually distinct or separate
covet
v. to desire strongly
caliber
n. degree of worth or value
gaffe
n. a clumsy social error
principal
adj. of highest importance; chief
expedite
v. to speed up
adj. expeditious
innovative
adj. marked by a new or unusual way of doing thing
v. innovate; n. innovation
contemplate
v. to look at or think about carefully; to consider as a possibility
n. contemplation; adj. contemplative
pale
v. to decrease in relative importance
integral
adj. essential; necessary to be complete
crop
v. to cut or bite the ends off; to trim
become
v. to be appropriate or suitable to; to look good with
digit
n. a human finger or toe
preeminent
adj. superior in status or fame to all others, esp. as a generally recognized quality
cascade
n. a waterfall or series of small waterfalls; a succession of stages, processes, or units
caveat
n. a warning
hedge
v. to protect against possible loss by taking compensatory measures; to avoid making a direct statement
vain
adj. not producing the desired outcome; worthless; proud or conceited
n. vanity
ridicule
v. to make fun of
adj. ridiculous
ordeal
n. an extremely difficult experience
congenial
adj. suited to one’s needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic
homely
adj. unattractive, plain looking
transcend
v. to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits
elocution
n. the art of public speaking, with attention to delivery
fruitful
adj. producing much
acme
n. the highest point, as of perfection
refuge
n. a shelter or sanctuary
martial
adj. warlike
